Michael Cropp

Emergency department doctors say patients infected with Covid-19 are being wrongly classified as low-risk, because of Delta's unusual symptoms, and that could be exacerbating the likelihood of… Audio

A getaway driver who helped police officer Matthew Hunt's killer to escape arrest, has been jailed for 12 months.

Natalie Bracken was sentenced in the High Court in Auckland this morning, via… Audio

Now, "common prosperity" has been the key mission statement from China's ruling communist party and leader Xi Jinping in recent months. He's been putting pressure on China's richest people to better… Audio

Members of Auckland's Tongan community are taking part in a mass vaccination event which started in the suburb of Favona today. It's part of Tongan Language Week, and will run for the next three days… Audio

While most of the country is returning to normal, Auckland remains in lockdown and not everyone has a bubble to rely on. Support services are being wrapped around those who aren't living with family… Audio

The government's first home buyer grant for new houses is being squeezed by the rising cost of building materials. The cost of bricks, timber and steel is steadily rising, with price increases of up… Audio

There's been excitement and anxiety among both kids and their parents, as hundreds-of-thousands of students returned to school today. But 10km south of the Bombay Hills, the Mangatawhiri School… Audio

The nurses' organisation is concerned about hospital visitor rules in Auckland, which are allowing hundreds of people to visit patients every day during Alert Level Four. It says hospital staff are… Audio

A boys' club, bullying, sexual harassment and sexism are among the serious concerns identified in a review of MediaWorks' culture. About 125 current and former staff were interviewed, and information… Audio

A disturbing survey released yesterday found Christchurch Girls High students are regularly being sexually harassed by their male peers. 60 percent of students who responded to the survey say they… Audio

125 people in the Novotel Auckland Airport managed isolation facility will have their stay extended after two returnees tested positive for Covid-19 on day 12 The other returnees staying at the… Audio

The wild weather that's hitting right across the motu is expected to begin settling down in the next 48 hours. But as MetService meteorologist, April Clark, told Michael Cropp, it could get even… Audio

The snow has been settling in Dunedin's hillside suburbs since yesterday evening. Michael Cropp spoke to RNZ reporter Tess Brunton from the Ōtepoti suburb of Brockville. Audio

It's tino makariri -- very cold and the icy weather blasting up from Antarctica is causing widespread disruption. Snow flurries have forced the closure of several schools and State Highways, now… Audio

Sensitive documents from the Waikato District Health Board have been released onto the dark web. The leak comes in the wake of last month's ransomware attack that crippled five hospitals' IT systems… Audio

Searchers have located the black boxes of a plane that went down off the coast of Indonesia at the weekend. There were 62 passengers and crew aboard the 26-year old Boeing 737-500 which was flown by… Audio

Māori Party supporters and candidates are in gathering this morning to pass the mauri of the Māori Party campaign to the newly elected MPs - Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.

They've been… Audio

An old bit of railway lying next to the tracks damaged some of Wellington's commuter trains meaning last night and this morning.

Buses are replacing trains on the Hutt Valley and Melling lines and… Audio

Wellington's train commuters are being asked to work from home today if possible.

A piece of rail lying next to the tracks damaged a number of commuter trains yesterday causing chaos when all… Audio

A machete-wielding man has been shot dead by police in Auckland overnight.

Police received 13 separate calls from residents worried about a man with a machete in Central Avenue in Papatoetoe.

RNZ… Audio