Max Towle

It'll be a bleary-eyed day at work for many New Zealanders (including Max, our presenter!) who are operating on very little sleep today, having stayed up to watch the Black Caps make history by… Audio

The Corrections Minister is defending a decrease in the number of spaces available on drug and alcohol programmes in prisons. Kelvin Davis has appeared before parliament's Justice select committee… Audio

Some experts want masks to be made mandatory in indoor public spaces, to minimise the chances of Covid-19 spreading. In Greater Sydney, they must now be worn in indoor areas such as supermarkets… Audio

Testing is ramping up to meet soaring demand across Wellington, which is now at Alert Level 2. It's been five days since thousands of people were potentially exposed to Covid-19 at several venues in… Audio

Thirteen new local Covid-19 cases have been found in Sydney since last night, eight of whom attended the same birthday party.

Restrictions are ramping up again, and the New South Wales health… Audio

Ten new Covid-19 cases have been found in Sydney, where officials are ramping up restrictions and warning that more positive cases are coming in the next few days.

WorldWatch's Max Towle has more. Audio

A new global report by World Vision shows the extent of how refugees and displaced people are missing out on Covid-19 vaccinations. It also shows they remain at a far higher risk of contracting… Audio

Former world leaders are pushing their current counterparts leading the wealthiest countries to do more to address the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. One such leader is Aotearoa New Zealand's former prime… Audio

The G7 - the Group of Seven - is an organisation made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States - the world's most advance economies. Every year the leaders meet to… Audio

The spokesperson for the Islamic Women's Council says she's "deeply uncomfortable" at the idea of filmmakers profiting from the Christchurch mosque attacks. The New Zealand-born Andrew Niccol is to… Audio

A dramatic increase in coal use in New Zealand is under the spotlight - the same amount of coal was used to generate electricity in the first three months of the year than for 2016 and 2017 combined… Audio

Some Palmerston North schools are in lockdown, after reports of possible gunshots shortly before 11 o'clock. Police say they are responding to reports of possible gunshots incident on Milson Line in… Audio

A man who shot another man in the head three times before using a chainsaw to fit the body into a chest freezer has been jailed for at least 15 years. Jay Lingman was found guilty in March of… Audio

Hundreds have arrived in Kaikohe in opposition to the land plans in Te Tai Tokerau. The marchers are opposing Significant Natural Area designations, which they say amount to a land grab. A group… Audio

It's the sounds - rather than the sights - of New Zealand's great outdoors which motivate the Blind Mice to walk the trails of Otago. This is a group of blind and partially sighted walkers hailing… Audio

Today is the first day of the Māori lunar calendar year, or maramataka, - which means it's two weeks until the Matariki star cluster rises over Aotearoa. The country's foremost expert on Matariki, Dr… Audio

One of the Climate Commission's key proposals - and its final advice - is to mostly i­mport and register new electric cars by 2035. But there's been criticism about whether more can be done to reduce… Audio

As Fiji battles the latest outbreak of Covid-19, a food crisis in the country is also reaching a critical point. Some vulnerable families are living on as little as a few biscuits a day - as the… Audio

The Restaurant Association is warning the industry's very survival is in jeopardy unless the government does more to encourage skilled migrants to stay. What has been announced today is the ability… Audio

The government has been told it needs to urgently and fundamentally improve its response to climate change. The Climate Change Commission has released its final report - calling for an end to short-… Audio