Katie Doyle

Some Palmerston North schools are in lockdown, after reports of possible gunshots shortly before 11 o'clock. Police say they are responding to reports of possible gunshots incident on Milson Line in… Audio

A West Auckland GP clinic fears burnout for staff after failing in its efforts to recruit a registered nurse for almost a year.

One of the practice owners says it's failing to compete with Covid-19… Audio

Victoria is back in lockdown, and so are New Zealanders living and travelling there.

The state and its capital city Melbourne are in the grip of new Covid-19 outbreak and the highly infectious… Audio

One in four tamariki and rangatahi in state care don't feel they can contact their birth families as much as they'd like to.

The statistic is just one finding taken from an Oranga Tamariki survey of… Audio

A study of more than 2000 eight year-olds has found nearly half are sleeping in bedrooms that are too cold.

The world-first research was a joint project between the building researchers BRANZ and the… Audio

It's a big day in the music world - Bob Dylan turns 80 years old today.

The musician is often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, and in 2016, was awarded the Nobel prize in… Audio

A group of inmates at a Central North Island prison have become eco-warriors.

Paihere, as they're known inside Tongariro Prison, are growing tens of thousands of native trees in an on-site nursery.

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An image of a prison inmate in a high-vis jumper probably isn't what you think of when you hear the word 'conservation.'

But behind the gates of Tongariro Prison in Turangi that is precisely what you… Audio

A group who previously advertised in a magazine filled with misinformation is back again - this time organising a massive leaflet drop.

Up to two million flyers from the group Voices for Freedom have… Audio

Auckland Council is giving thousands of kauri trees in the Waitākere Ranges a full health check.

The forest is being surveyed to monitor trees for years to come - tracking how kauri dieback disease… Video, Audio

An Auckland Councillor wants to see a new chief executive at the Ports of Auckland. It follows a scathing review into health and safety - commissioned by the council after three deaths and multiple… Audio

A managed-isolation worker at the Grand Millennium Hotel in Auckland has tested positive for Covid-19.

The Ministry of Health said the information available so far indicates the worker is… Audio

Health experts say a new anti-vaccine publication with links to Advance New Zealand should be ripped up and thrown in the bin.

The 48-page magazine is starting to appear in letterboxes throughout the… Audio

Health experts are advising anyone who has received a new anti-vaccine magazine with links to Advance New Zealand to rip it up and throw it in the bin.

The 48-page magazine has turned up appearing in… Audio

The 1pm update, adverts, Facebook updates, emergency push notifications - the government has tried numerous ways to get us to Unite against Covid-19.

But after a number of people broke isolation… Audio

The second batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has touched down in New Zealand - with more expected in the coming weeks.

By the end of March, New Zealand is on track to receive a total of about… Audio

Aucklanders a breathing a sigh of relief with the city is back down at Alert Level 2.

Reporter Katie Doyle has been speaking to commuters. Audio

Hundreds of people are continuing to turn out for Covid-19 testing in Auckland and New Plymouth today, after three cases were found in the community at the weekend.

One of the people who've tested… Audio

Results of Covid-19 testing in the community due back today, will provide a clearer picture on whether Auckland can leave alert level three tomorrow at midnight.

Cabinet will meet again today, as it… Audio