New Zealand

Unvaccinated workers could stay in some of the riskiest frontline jobs at MIQ for several weeks because there's simply not enough jabbed workers to fill the gaps if they're redeployed.

The third… Audio

Te Pāti Māori has been referred to the police for failing to disclose more than $300,000 in donations.

Any political party donation of over $30,000 must be declared to the Electoral Commission within… Video, Audio

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, was the senior most officer in New Zealand's Navy, Army and Air Force, and an Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand - his links to this country span… Audio

Six kiwi have been released onto the Kaitake range in Te Papakura o Taranaki / Egmont National Park today where the call of our national bird has been absent for decades.

The release is a milestone… Audio

It's crunch time for a pioneering peanut crop in Northland, which government agencies hope could provide a viable product for the area.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has teamed up with the… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister wants quality assurance on pre-departure tests from countries where New Zealanders are flying from.

A two week travel suspension comes into force on Sunday, for flights arriving… Video, Audio

Auckland Airport is putting the finishing touches on its new twin terminal in anticipation of the return of quarantine-free travel on April 19.

Travellers from countries outside the bubble will be… Video, Audio

A Wairarapa hapū is overwhelmed by the support for their crowdfunding campaign for about $500,000 to buy back some of their whenua.

Ngāti Kahukuraawhitia wants to purchase 182 hectares by the… Audio

Tougher penalties and fines are on the cards as part of a proposed crack down on irresponsible freedom camping.

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has released plan to hike the costs for those who break… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Gisborne is struggling to find enough homes for its isolated population.

As house prices rise dramatically, people are still living on the streets, in cars and even in tents as winter approaches.

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A new Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Ōtara could be vaccinating five times the number of people booked in.

South Seas vaccination clinic been open two days and is working through people in group 1… Video, Audio

"Shambolic" is how one rest home boss is describing the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Aged care residents and workers are in the priority two category, and according to the government's own timetable are… Video, Audio

Thousands of children have abandoned their classes for the day, all in the name of climate action.

School Strikes 4 Climate were held in a number of big cities for the first time since September… Video, Audio

A member's bill that would remove alcohol sale restrictions over Easter, on Christmas Day and Anzac Day is gaining momentum, with a push to use a new rule to get it before Parliament.

Labour's Kieran… Audio

Fruit, meat works and food processing industries are calling on the government to open pacific borders to tackle what they're calling their worst ever labour crisis.

At a media conference in Napier… Video, Audio

James Cameron's plans to convert his Wairarapa properties into organic veggie farms appear to have fallen short - with hundreds of cows now understood to be grazing in his paddocks.

The Avatar film… Audio

When moa bones were found three metres deep in the earth during a road construction project, it was heralded as a discovery of great significance.

At a pre-dawn ceremony, those bones were uplifted… Video, Audio

Judith Collins wants an investigation into what she calls the 'strange and unusual behaviour' displayed by health officials compiling a report on the mental health system.

The National Party leader… Audio

On Wednesday women took to Parliament's steps to call out sexism in health, demanding a women's health strategy.

The Gender Justice Collective handed over a petition on to MPs from across the… Audio