Jessie Chiang
First time voters' questions, answered
Elections are just around the corner - here's what you want to know but have been too embarrassed to ask. Audio
Protecting our coastal backyard
Efforts to protect our coastal waters from further degradation are piecemeal, slow and amount to a drop in an ocean of problems. How do we bring life back to the sea? Audio
The Coronavirus Podcasters
For our final episode, Indira and the rest of the team behind the Coronavirus Podcast get together for a chat about their experience making the show. Audio
Disability and Trauma
Some disability carers left their families and moved into the bubble of their clients - how is the sector coping? Plus, harrowing stories from Kiwis with other health problems during covid-19. Audio
Media, Trade and Anzac Day
The government's revealed a $50m package for media - but will it actually help newspapers? Plus how is our trade sector doing and don't forget, it's Anzac Day tomorrow. Audio
Decision Day
By 4pm today we will know when we are making the shift down from Level Four. So what are the criteria that need to be met? Plus, how are Zoo animals faring without any visitors? Audio
Drugs, small business and the WHO
The government has announced more support for small and medium sized business but does it go far enough? Plus we ask about the plight of drug users under lockdown. Audio
One Thousand
Aotearoa officially has over a thousand cases of Covid-19. But as the increase stays steady, the government is beginning to look toward leaving level four. Plus, how to garden under a lockdown. Audio
Conservation and Covid-19
Is New Zealand’s environment benefiting from the lockdown? Audio
How to homeschool your kids
The police have made their first arrests of people breaching the lockdown, and we get some top tips for homeschooling your kids.
What was it about the Millane case that sparked such intense coverage?
The murder case that sparked intense media interest here and around the world was actually not that hard to solve. Why did Grace Millane's death in particular spend so much time in the spotlight? Audio
Dramatic rise in Asians seeking mental health support
The number of Asians in Auckland seeking help for mental health in the last five years has risen dramatically with one DHB reporting an 82 percent increase in cases.
Mental health is one of the… Audio
Whakaari/White Island: What it's like at the cordon
Locals have left flowers at the cordon set up near the shore of Whakatane looking at Whakaari/White Island.
RNZ reporter Jessie Chiang is there.
She speaks to Corin Dann. Audio
Locals frustrated at govt insistence on no travel to Whakaari
The government isn't allowing anyone to go onto Whakaari/White Island until it is safe even if families of the victims want to go and retrieve the bodies themselves. The aftermath of the volcano… Audio
Five dead after Whakaari White Island erupts
Karyn Hay speaks with Jessie Chiang from RNZ News is in Whakatane where the injured were brought ashore. Audio
Samoa measles: Auckland-based Samoans gather to pray
Christmas time will now be a time of mourning for Auckland's Samoan community as the measles epidemic back homes claims more lives.
Dozens of Samoans gathered together in Māngere last night to pray… Audio
NZ Samoans facing sombre Christmas pray and fundraise
Samoans in Auckland are bracing themselves for a sombre Christmas as the measles death toll continues to rise in their homeland. More than a hundred people gathered in Mangere last night to pray and… Audio
Gun buyback data breach: Privacy should not be an after thought
Government agencies and the police have been told to lift their game in protecting personal details after a breach in the gun buy back scheme allowed names and addresses to be viewed.
The police… Audio
Scams targeting Pasifika community
The Auckland Pasifika community say it's heartbreaking to see a growing trend of scammers targeting their own people.
Netsafe reports 33 million dollars lost in online scams last year.
That figure… Audio