Lisa Owen
Radiation therapy expected at Waikato DHB by early June
Radiation therapy for cancer patients is likely to be back on at the Waikato DHB by the middle of next week as it starts restoring its IT services.
It comes with a caveat though. It will not be at… Video, Audio
NZ-VIC travel bubble pause forces many to make changes
The extended pause to the travel bubble with Victoria has forced some people to make changes to their plans.
With Victoria in lockdown the government here has decided to maintain a pause on… Audio
Scott Morrison's planned visit to New Zealand - political analysis
RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Lisa Owen from Parliament with the details of Scott Morrison's visit.
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Govt introduces pre-departure test for some Australia travellers
The government is introducing pre-departure testing for anyone who was in Victoria in the days leading up to the travel pause.
A freeze on quarantine free flights between New Zealand and Victoria is… Video, Audio
Dozens join effort to restore polluted Papakura stream
Volunteers have flocked to the outskirts of Auckland to start cleaning up one of the city's dirtiest waterways.
They're worried about the effects of developments and industry on the environment and… Video, Audio
ACC loses court battle over asbestos cancer victim
There's relief for the family of a woman who died of cancer, after a final ruling that she was wrongly denied money from ACC in the years before her death.
Deanna Trevarthen died of a cancer called… Audio
Collins takes further hit in latest political poll
The government's budget spend up has failed to get them a boost and Judith Collins has taken a further hit, according to the latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll.
Tonight's poll is the first since last… Video, Audio
Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne: Victoria lockdown for 7 days
From midnight Victoria will go into lockdown for seven days as the state frantically tries to cram a lid on the rapidly growing number of Covid-19 cases.
And late this afternoon the Covid-19 Response… Audio
A win for Wellington cycling as council pledges $226m
A massive campaign by cycling advocates has forced Wellington City Council to do a u-turn, signing off today on fast-tracking cycleways across the city.
The $226 million project, which is part of the… Audio
Victoria enters 7-day lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreak
From Friday, Victoria will be heading into a seven-day lockdown in attempts to curb a growing Covid-19 outbreak.
The state recorded another 11 cases overnight taking the total of the cluster to 26.
… Audio
Invercargill leadership stoush: Calls grow for Shadbolt to go
Plans are being laid by a citizens coalition in Invercargill to topple Sir Tim Shadbolt as Mayor, come next year's local body elections.
The city is already on course for its fourth deputy mayor in… Audio
Supermarkets' fight against alcohol limits costing ratepayers
Auckland ratepayers are on the hook for legal bills totalling at least $1 million as the council fights for a temporary ban on downtown bottle stores.
Council and court papers obtained by Checkpoint… Audio
Evening business for 27 May 2021
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Thaw between NZ Rugby, Players Association over rights sale
There's been a thawing of the relationship between New Zealand Rugby and the Players Association with a meeting in Wellington today.
On the agenda was an alternative to the proposed $387 million… Video, Audio
Victoria Covid-19 lockdown - latest details from Melbourne
In Victoria a snap lockdown is aimed at shutting down a Melbourne community outbreak of a highly contagious strain of Covid-19.
The restrictions in the state kick in at midnight and last seven days… Video, Audio
How safe are NZ public sector IT systems?
District Health Boards are on notice from the Privacy Commissioner, to lock their virtual front doors or face possible prosecution, following Waikato DHB's ransomware cyber attack.
Health Minister… Audio
Waikato DHB hack: Leaked private data confirmed genuine
Confidential patient and staff information stolen in last week's ransomware cyber attack on the Waikato DHB is confirmed to be genuine.
Files were leaked to four media organisations, including RNZ on… Audio
Covid-19: NZ extends pause on MIQ-free travel with Victoria
New Zealand has extended its pause on quarantine free travel with Victoria for another seven days.
The government of Victoria today put the state in lockdown for a week to contain the Covid-19… Audio
New kaupapa Māori trades training takes shape in west Auckland
A new trades training programe with a kaupapa Māori framework at its core is underway in West Auckland.
The first intake of students are on site at Auckland's Hoani Waititi Marae - where tikanga and… Video, Audio
DHB cyber attack: Privacy Commissioner discusses effects
District Health Boards are being told to address any IT weaknesses or face possible prosecution.
An urgent and high-level meeting has been happening tonight in the wake of the Waikato DHB attack… Video, Audio