Katie Todd
MIQ workers fear speaking out about breaches - Union
A union is worried about a "culture of fear of speaking out" among managed isolation workers, who have found it hard to alert management to problems that put them at risk.
Health and safety… Audio
Neighbour businesses not consulted before MIQ hotels approved
It has emerged the government didn't consult surrounding businesses before approving hotels for use as MIQ facilities.
Now a dispute between the owners of the Stamford Plaza Hotel in Auckland and the… Audio
Trans-Tasman bubble opens
Hundreds of people have passed through Auckland Airport this morning for their first taste of quarantine-free international travel in more than a year. The first green zone flight to arrive from… Audio
Three questioned after shooting at Auckland downtown hotel
Armed police swarmed on an upmarket hotel in Auckland's viaduct today, after shots were fired in the lobby.
Three people are being questioned in relation to the incident at the Sofitel.
Officers… Video, Audio
Shooting at central Akl hotel - reports
Workers and guests at a central Auckland hotel have described a gunman opening fire in the lobby this morning. Witnesses say two shots were fired in the foyer of the Sofitel around 9 o'clock. Joe… Audio
Shooting at Auckland's Sofitel Hotel
RNZ Reporter Katie Todd is at the scene of an police operation in Downtown Auckland, following reports of gunshots at the Viaduct Harbour Sofitel Hotel this morning. Audio
Govt aims for 1m Covid-19 vaccinations by end of June
One million Covid-19 vaccinations by the end of June, and a centralised system to monitor how many doses have been administered - those are the government's latest vaccine promises.
Yet GPs say they… Audio
At-risk youth facility opens in Weymouth
Officials who opened a new justice facility in Auckland on Monday morning did so with a promise - that it will have made a significant difference, by this time next year.
The Māori-based service is… Audio
Covid-19: Authorities not sure which border workers vaccinated
Government plans to move unvaccinated managed isolation workers into low risk roles have run into a major problem - health authorities can't be sure which staff haven't had the jab.
MIQ and border… Audio
Travel bubble: Western Australia remains off-limits for NZers
Despite the introduction of a travel bubble this month, a third of Australia will remain off-limits for many New Zealanders.
Western Australia is continuing to enforce mandatory quarantine - which is… Audio
Hope builds for trans-Tasman bubble news
Visiting family and friends across the Tasman is front of mind for some New Zealanders hoping for good news this afternoon.
The Prime Minister is expected to reveal the date for when quarantine-free… Audio
Jay Lingman found guilty of murdering Denver Chance
The Crown argued the Mr Lingman shot Mr Chance three times in the head from behind, before using a chainsaw to cut the body to fit it in a chest freezer. The defence case was that both men were drug… Audio
Suez container ship partially refloated but freight delays to hit worldwide
The Ever Given ship has been partially refloated, after days of being stubbornly wedged in the Suez Canal.
Diggers trying to free the the ship removed 27,000 cubic metres of sand.
While that's good… Audio
No firm date on travel bubble after Ardern, Cooks PM meet
The Cook Islands Prime Minister has been promised $20 million, but no firm date for the start of a travel bubble with New Zealand.
Mark Brown sat down with Jacinda Ardern in Auckland today for a… Audio
Nurses don't want to see MIQ rooms freed up by bubble used for high-risk travellers
Nurses in managed isolation hotels are warning they won't be able to cope if rooms no longer needed by Australians are given to travellers from high-risk Covid-19 countries.
The prospect of a… Audio
Fresh calls for traffic light system in MIQ
There are renewed calls for a traffic light system to manage people coming into the country, once a trans-Tasman travel bubble begins.
It's estimated demand for MIQ rooms will drop by 40 percent when… Audio
At least 27 NZers holidayed in Australia over summer
Some New Zealanders have not waited for an Australian travel bubble before taking holidays across the ditch - with about 27 people heading there and back over Christmas and New Year.
They are among… Audio
Grand Millennium under scrutiny after new Covid-19 case
The Grand Millennium Managed Isolation Hotel is once again under scrutiny as authorities probe how a cleaner become infected with Covid-19.
This afternoon officials revealed what they've learnt about… Audio
One hundred formal complaints a week about MIQ
Five months since it became mandatory to reserve a space in managed isolation, the booking system is getting about 100 formal complaints every week.
MIQ management is now considering a wait-list for… Audio
Mounting pressure for America's Cup 2023 to stay in NZ waters
The America's Cup is safely secured in Team New Zealand's hands, and now there's mounting pressure for the event itself, to stay put in New Zealand waters.
But Team New Zealand's boss Grant Dalton… Video, Audio