Jacinda Ardern

It's been dubbed Canterbury's little seaside community who never gave up.

Nine years in the making, it was Redcliffs School''s grand re-opening today after earthquake damage rendered the old site… Video, Audio

People travelling to New Zealand may soon have to help cover the cost of their mandatory two-week stay at a quarantine hotel.

Cabinet will consider a co-payment scheme in a matter of weeks, as the… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the number of people arriving into New Zealand is increasing, and doubled on last month.

More than 4000 recent arrivals are now in managed isolation, but places in… Audio

Question time this week included the usual mix of tougher opposition attacks, patsy questions and a telling off from the Speaker. Audio

There have been promises to do better but no apology from the Prime Minister for the latest bungle at the border.

The blame game is heating up after the revelation two women were allowed to leave… Audio

Health authorities are scrambling to get in touch with 320 people to prevent Covid-19 spreading further than the two women who brought it back into the country.

The women were found to have the… Audio

The government is facing a fierce backlash after the bungled quarantine of two returning New Zealand citizens - including calls for the Health Minister to resign.

The Prime Minister has announced she… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister says a botch up that allowed a woman with Covid-19 to leave isolation is unacceptable.

Two women in their 30s and 40s who arrived from Britain on June the 7th were allowed to leave… Audio

The government is fast-tracking major infrastructure projects - cutting out a large part of the public consultation process - to speed up economic growth in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. The 11… Audio

Black Lives Matter protesters have called on the government to publicly condemn police brutality in the United States.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said in the past she was 'horrified' by the… Audio

The government has allocated $200 million to improve health care in South Auckland but health leaders say it is only the beginning of what's needed.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Health… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is "angry" after hearing up to 1000 jobs will go at The Warehouse Group. 

The large company has proposed shutting six stores as part of a restructure, which the… Audio

As life returns back to normal, there is one glaring restriction that remains - the country's borders.

Under level 1 they are still closed to all but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, or… Audio

The country is waking up to Covid Alert Level 1 and a way of life not seen in more than 11 weeks.

From today, life is essentially back to normal. Social, travel and work restrictions were lifted at… Audio

"If your picture is not good enough, it's because you're not close enough." That's the mantra of Israeli solider-turned-wildlife-photographer Amos Nachoum. His film, Picture of His Life is screening… Video, Audio

This week in Question Time the top-of-the-bill bouts involved a lot of repetition. Repeated questions, repeated answers. Reprises, reiterations and recaps. Do I need to say that again? Audio

Plans for a trans-Tasman bubble by July have failed to get lift-off - with New Zealand government ministers saying it's too early for such a proposal.

Top business voices want to see a new flight… Audio

New Zealanders have been given a glimpse of Alert Level One - their efforts under lockdown finally bearing fruit - near normality on the horizon.

But for many, it hasn't come quick enough - the… Audio