Māni Dunlop
East Coast businesses concerned over checkpoints
East Coast businesses are concerned checkpoints would hinder the flow of goods in and out of the region.
Tairāwhiti leaders want to check vaccine passes, or negative test results, at the border to… Audio
Heavy rain warnings as wild weather rolls across the country
Several heavy rain warnings are in place as wild weather rolls across the country.
The rain's already disrupting travel around the lower North Island, leading to surface flooding and slips.
Some… Audio
Expect Auckland roads to be very busy tomorrow - NZTA
Waka Kotahi is warning motorists they can expect roads out of the Auckland to be very busy tomorrow.
The Auckland borders come down at 11.59 pm with Transport Agency staff helping police to dismantle… Audio
Police Minister doubles down on emergency housing crime figures
The Police Minister is doubling down and insisting she has not misled Parliament over rates of violence at emergency housing.
The police had said they don't specifically collect such data.
But RNZ… Audio
Māori make up about half of all Delta community cases
Maori account for about 4500 cases in the Delta outbreak.
For two days in a row, there have been no new cases among Pakeha.
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says no case is acceptable, and the… Audio
Julian Assange will appeal extradition ruling
Supporters of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange say his health is deteriorating behind bars.
This follows a London Court ruling the Australian journalist can be extradited to the United States… Audio
New report shows Māori disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
A new report shows Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau have been significantly and disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
The Independent Māori Statutory Board commissioned research shows Māori were hit hard… Audio
Govt to choose traffic light colours today
Government Ministers are today considering the country's traffic light settings, and whether any of the regions in red can move to orange.
The settings won't be reviewed again until the middle of… Audio
Rent prices up 10% annually
Nationwide rental prices increased nearly 10 percent in the year to the end of June.
But in some regions it's leapt even higher - prices in Hawke's Bay have gone up 20.4 percent; Bay of Plenty's up… Audio
Nearly 500 Canterbury youth waiting for mental health services
Many of the country's district health boards have longer waitlists for youth and children seeking outpatient mental health services than adults.
More than 2000 youth and children around the country… Audio
David Seymour on iwi road blocks
Northland iwi say setting up road blocks in partnership with police is crucial to help protect Māori communities in preparation for the Auckland borders opening up.
Under the Covid-19 Public Health… Audio
Northland iwi say setting up road blocks is critical
Northland iwi say setting up road blocks in partnership with police is crucial to help protect Māori communities in preparation for the Auckland borders opening up.
Under the Covid-19 Public Health… Audio
Heavy rain swamps dozens of roads throughout Wellington
Heavy rain has swamped dozens of roads throughout the Wellington region this morning.
Metservice's orange warning remains in force from Marlborough through to Taranaki.
RNZ Wellington reporter… Audio
Whānau Āwhina Plunket on the latest child poverty figures
Māori, Pacific and disabled children are two to three times more likely to go hungry than Pākehā children, but advocates say that doesn't have to be the case.
The latest Child Poverty Monitor figures… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal begins special hearing on Covid-19 response
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard the government's design of the Covid vaccine rollout left Māori on the back foot from the start.
The Tribunal granted a special hearing into the Government's handling… Audio
16yo charged with murder in Christchurch
A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of a Christchurch teen who was assaulted in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The police say the 18-year-old man was assaulted in the carpark of the… Audio
NZ sending troops and police to Solomon Islands to keep peace
15 Defence Force troops are today heading to the Solomon Islands, to help calm the growing unrest.
A further 50, also including police officers, are due to depart at the weekend.
RNZ Pacific's… Audio
Gisborne campsite criticised for not using vaccine passes
A cafe and a campsite in Gisborne are being criticised for not using vaccine passes, saying it will put the community - which has the lowest vaccination rates in the country - at risk.
Far East… Audio
Children might be eligible for Covid-19 vaccination from late January
Children aged 5 and older might be eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations from around the time school begins next year.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield says if the vaccine is approved, officials would work to… Audio
Dilworth former chaplain sentenced for sexual abuse
One of Dilworth School's most prolific child sex offenders has been sentenced to six and a half years in jail.
The former chaplain Ross Douglas Browne pleaded guilty to 16 charges in October.
And… Audio
