Mackenzie Smith

Thousands of New Zealanders took to the streets yesterday across the country to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

RNZ's Mackenzie Smith reports. Audio

A passenger on a flight from Auckland to Christchurch last Thursday says the lack of spare seats was an unwelcome surprise.

William Howard was travelling south on an Air New Zealand flight to visit a… Audio

As up to 800,000 school children head back to school today for the first time in eight weeks, many more parents are also able to return to their offices.

That means many more cars on the roads after… Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little says the police failed to get any of the necessary clearance before trialling controversial facial recognition software.

RNZ has learned the police tested US company… Audio

The government is being urged to include the Pacific Islands in any proposed trans-Tasman bubble.

The leaders of both New Zealand and Australia have talked up the possibility of axing border… Audio

Government advisors say social media misinformation about Covid-19 is putting Pacific communities in New Zealand at particular risk.

On Tuesday, the government announced a $17 million package toward… Audio

Some hospitals say they're being swamped with people wanting to be tested for Covid-19 since the rules about who can be tested were relaxed this week.

Many wanting the tests were showing no… Audio

Victims of a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency scheme labelled a scam want the government to step in, but the Commerce Commission has decided not to investigate after meeting people who invested in… Audio

Further tests have confirmed none of the passengers evacuated from Wuhan are infected with the Novel Coronavirus.

Nearly 160 people rescued from the Chinese city are settling in for their two week… Audio

Evacuated passengers from Wuhan are being quarantined at a military base north of Auckland after landing at Auckland Airport tonight. There were 193 people on board the Air New Zealand flight from… Audio

New Zealand's government is being urged to do more to tackle online disinformation about the Wuhan coronavirus. Audio

The government is being urged to do more to tackle online disinformation after viral posts linked spicy food to catching the Novel Coronavirus.

The posts, widely shared in the Pacific region, were… Audio

Hong Kong has shut off links with mainland China in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus. Both the high-speed rail link and ferries between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland are to be closed. In… Audio

An Auckland ferry company is asking authorities to intervene urgently over delays it's blaming on cruise ships.

Fullers says two cruise ships forced it to cancel three ferries packed with commuters.

An Auckland ferry company is asking authorities to intervene urgently over delays it's blaming on cruise ships.

Fullers says two cruise ships forced it to cancel three ferries packed with commuters… Audio

New Zealand firefighters who went over to the Australia to help with the bushfire effort have begun returning home.

RNZ reporter MacKenzie Smith was at Auckland Airport to hear of their experiences.

National says the government needs to focus its efforts on eliminating ISIS from the Middle East. Due to conflict this week between Iran and the US, the Defence Force has halted training activites of… Audio

The Defence Minister has asked for a national fire risk assessment as bush fires rage in Australia. Ron Mark says there's nothing to prevent large-scale blazes from also happening in New Zealand. It… Audio

Every day we'll be checking in on what's going on in the regions in Aotearoa and the pacific. Today RNZ reporter Mackenzie Smith is here to tell us what's been going on in Tokelau and what 2020 might… Audio