Matthew Theunissen

A look at the worrying situation in Australia now where the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to spread through New South Wales. Victoria remains in lockdown, and while restrictions have eased in… Audio

Just before Lisa Carrington made history on the water, over at Japan National Stadium shotputter Tom Walsh was adding a chapter to his story, winning his second Olympic medal. Walsh came away with the… Audio

Peter Walsh is hoping for two kisses from his wife Karen today when son Tom takes centrespot in the shotput throwing circle. There were bleary eyes across New Zealand after red flags were raised on… Audio

More than 15-and-a-half thousand people received their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at the country's first mass vaccination event over the weekend. 135 staff were involved with the… Audio

New Zealand has been denied its first gold medal of the Olympics, but few would begrudge the Flying Fijian's victory after their incredible performance last night, and at a time when their country is… Audio

New Zealand has been denied its first gold medal of the Olympics ... but few would begrudge the Fijian sevens team's victory after their incredible performance last night, and at a time when their… Audio

New Zealand loves a per capita rating however if there was a Gold Medal for Olympic medals per head of population, Bermuda would be at the top of the table. After being lapped in the triathlon in… Audio

An alleged terrorist will likely face years of rehabilitation and strict controls when she is repatriated to New Zealand with her two young children. Suhayra (sah-high-rah) Aden (aye-din) is currently… Audio

New Zealand's Olympians are starting to settle into the athletes village in Tokyo under strict Covid-19 rules. Among them are two of the youngsters in the squad, 17-year-old Erika Fairweather and… Audio

A gregarious chicken has been appointed carpark monitor at a Waikato pre-school. Henry, as the female chook was dubbed by the children, has just been bestowed with her very own hi-viz jacket to make… Video, Audio

One of New Zealand's leading voices through the Covid-19 pandemic, Michael Baker, believes the British public have had enough of "inept pandemic management". The University of Otago epidemiologist has… Audio

The Cloud on Auckland's Waterfront will be the place to be for fans friends and family of New Zealand's Olympic athletes to watch our team in black. Tens of thousands of people are expected to head to… Audio

Auckland scientists intend to give advanced-stage cancer patients mico-doses of the psychedelic drug LSD. The lead researcher, health psycologist Lisa Reynolds from the University of Auckland, told… Audio

It will be compulsory for port and airport workers to be vaccinated from Thursday, as the government seeks to sure-up its Covid-19 defences. Currently, the mandatory vaccination rule applies to… Audio

New South Wales recorded 77 new community cases of Covid-19 yesterday, 33 of whom are believed to have been out and about while infectious. Sadly, a woman in her 90s became the first person to die in… Audio

The morgue in Fiji's capital city Suva is reported to be filled to capacity, and the funeral service which runs it says they're bracing for more Covid-19 deaths.

The country reported 352 new positive… Audio

To Samoa now where the country is waiting to see whether outgoing Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi and key members of his government will be arrested for contempt of court after allegedly… Audio

The Chathams islands could end up being the first place in the country to have a fully vaccinated population. Our producer Matthew Theunissen has spent much of the week there getting to know the… Audio

The programme to vaccinate some of the most isolated New Zealanders kicked into fifth gear today.

A steady stream of Chatham Islanders have been making their way to the small medical centre in the… Video, Audio

The Chatham Islands vaccination rollout began at nine o'clock this morning at the island's health centre. 560 Islanders are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine over the next two weeks. RNZ reporter… Audio