New Zealand

Funding for a self-screening programme for cervical cancer probably would not be up for debate if it was about men's bodies - that's the view of Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.

The… Video, Audio

The Health Minister has lent his support to self swabbing smear tests - as has Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, but the programme's still not getting off the ground.

Minister Kiri… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6247088460001 Video, Audio

A woman who lost her job after her epilepsy drugs were changed without her knowledge has forced a top level health review.

Twenty-eight-year-old Laura Hume says it was only after her health began… Audio

Health Minister Andrew Little says he wants to see vaccination numbers increase to about 10,000 a day by the end of the month.

To make that happen, more centres are opening up, where people will go… Video, Audio

The National Party's Covid-19 Response spokesperson is Chris Bishop. He talks to Lisa Owen about delays in the vaccine rollout. Video, Audio

New Zealand is not only well behind most other countries when it comes to its Covid-19 vaccine rollout, it has also failed to meet its own targets so far.

Opposition parties say the government needs… Audio

The chair of Auckland District Health Board and other board members managed to get early Covid-19 vaccinations, even though about 50 percent of its frontline staff are yet to get the jab.

At a… Video, Audio

Fijian-Indians living here are opposing their official classification as Asians and not Pacific Islanders.

The 2018 Census shows just over 15,000 people identify with the Fijian-Indian ethnic group -… Audio

A lack of sex education and men refusing to wear condoms is leading to unplanned teen pregnancies in Tonga.

That's the findings of a new report by the University of New South Wales.

As Sela Jane… Audio

There are calls for celebration in Queensland with the short, sharp lockdown lifted - in time for the Easter weekend.

The Greater Brisbane region went into a 3-day snap lockdown on Monday after… Audio

In just over two years' time, some of the world's best female footballers will take to the field in New Zealand and Australia.

Today FIFA announced four New Zealand cities will host matches for the… Audio

Don't forget about us, we need homes too. That's the message from those living with disabilities in Dunedin.

The city hosted an Accessible Housing Forum today and several politicians heard harrowing… Audio

It's the Easter break this weekend, meaning many people will be relaxing with their whānau eating a lot of chocolate and hot cross buns.

But for some they'll be stuck inside in managed isolation… Video, Audio

It's one of the most recognisable features on Wellington's waterfront, but for how much longer? 

The privately-owned Sealion - a World War II era ship adorned with hundreds of painted penguins… Video, Audio

Terminally ill patients and New Zealanders travelling to see dying relatives will now find it easier to secure an emergency spot in managed isolation.

And spare capacity in managed isolation has… Audio

An update now on our story last night about the cows at Cornwall Park. The park in Auckland received angry backlash to a decision to exporting live cattle to Mongolia.

On Thursday the Cornwall Park… Audio

You've heard of bonus bonds, but would you try your luck with All Blacks bonds?

The idea is being pitched by the New Zealand Rugby Players Association as an alternative to the proposed partial sale… Video, Audio