Covid 19

NSW has recorded one new locally acquired COVID-19 infection and expects more cases to be confirmed. Authorities believe the man, who has not been vaccinated, has been infectious since Friday. NSW… Audio

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at the allegations against Tasmanian Liberal candidate Adam Brooks, who two women said used a fake Victoria drivers licence to pretend he… Audio

The next six to eight weeks are "crucial" for the Covid vaccine rollout, according to a member of the Covid 19 Technical Advisory Group, and Medical Director of the College of GPs, Dr Bryan Betty… Audio

A regional New Zealand mayor says the government's forecast of 20,000 new jobs through its multibillion-dollar shovel ready projects scheme always seemed too good to be true.

Before last year's… Audio

Pacific church ministers are stepping up to get their Covid-19 vaccine, and are encouraging their members to follow suit.

More than 100 people lined up for their vaccine in Ōtara today, hoping to… Video, Audio

Fiji's border will remain closed until the government says it can stop the largest surge of Covid-19 cases in the country.

Fiji has 51 active cases, 31 in the community, 16 in border quarantine and… Audio

A Northland Grey Power representative says it should not be so hard for seniors to get their Covid-19 jab and it is stressing people out.

Ron Thompson is calling on health officials to get their act… Video, Audio

Northlanders are waiting on the phone for more than six hours as they try to book appointments for their Covid-19 vaccine, while older people are being turned away as they attempt walk-in… Video, Audio

Preparations are already underway at resorts in the Cook Islands - expecting an influx of quarantine free tourists from New Zealand in less than a fortnight. Tourism operators have been holding out… Audio

The New Zealand Government has apologised after New Zealand High Commission tweeted begging the Indian Youth Congress for oxygen rather than the Indian Government. Several locally-hired staff at the… Audio

Antivaxxers are being warned not to sabotage the hard work of westies as Auckland's latest mass vaccination clinic opens.

Te Whānau o Waipareira is running the new clinic, in Henderson, for the… Audio

A New Zealand citizen who has recently returned from India has recounted the massive cost and stress of getting home.

Pushpindar Singh left New Zealand for India on March 29 to be with his dying… Audio

The High Commission in India has revealed "several" of its local staff have been infected with Covid-19.

After making a plea on Twitter for oxygen, the High Commission then apologised to the Indian… Audio

New Zealand finally has a start date for the long-awaited Cook Islands bubble - May 17 - but conditions apply.

Both the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Cook Islands counterpart Mark Brown… Video, Audio

With 81 days to go until the Olympic Games get underway in Tokyo, unprecedented measures are in place to get the New Zealand team to Japan in the midst of a global pandemic. Organisers are working… Audio

Travel restrictions between India and New Zealand have been loosened but thousands of Indian families are still separated. Katy Gosset hears how the situation has rocked one Christchurch household. Audio

For various reasons, there are a number of countries around the world that do not officially exist. But that didn't stop Brazilian author Guilherme Canever trying to visit them all. He's written about… Audio

Erin Boag moved to England in 1996 with the intention of building her career for a few years - but she ended up staying. Nowadays she is probably best known for appearing on the first 10 seasons of… Audio