Perlina Lau

Watercare's $145 dollar water treatment plant is opening in Tuakau today and the company insists it is one of the last times it will dip into the Waikato River.

The facility will provide Auckland… Audio

Farmers are being encouraged to bring their Ute and their dogs to protests at towns up and down the country.

They're taking aim at the Government's increasing interference in farmers' lives and… Audio

A medical specialist says 15 foreign fishermen, who are in MIQ in Wellington, pose a risk and should be kept locked in their rooms.

The men, one of whom has the Delta variant, are among the crew of… Audio

The Grand Mercure in Wellington has opened up a second floor to house the infected mariners from the Viking Bay.

So far, 15 of the 20 crew members have tested positive for the virus, at least one of… Audio

Imports of some of the dirtiest, lowest grade coal have rocketed in each of the last four years.

Most of it comes from Indonesia and last year, and for only the second time in 20 years, New Zealand… Audio

A New Zealander overseas has helped get 20 MIQ bookings for expats desperate to get home to New Zealand, who cannot do it themselves because it's so time-consuming and full of luck.

RNZ has heard… Audio

Australia continues to grapple with a rise in Covid cases with South Australia becoming the latest state to record new locally acquired cases.

Worldwatch's Perlina Lau has more. Audio

Parts of Queensland will go into a three-day snap lockdown starting tonight after two new local cases have been detected.

The lockdown comes in the first week of school holidays there but the Premier… Audio

Australia could be on the verge of a national outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta variant. Four states and territories have reported new cases and have imposed lockdowns or tighter restrictions.

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Roads are closed after more than a hundred gang members from the Head Hunters, Rebels, Comancheros and King Cobras arrived in cars and motorbikes at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Lynn this… Audio

Health officials are looking into an indeterminate Covid-19 test result in Stewart Island. Given the relative isolation, they believe it's probably not a case, but as a precaution, a local childcare… Audio

There have been 121 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Fiji as health officials identify two new clusters. The total number since the outbreak started in April is now at 1373. Perlina Lau speaks to Moera… Audio

Twelve people have been involved in a breach of MIQ rules in Auckland over the weekend, including two young children who are now symptomatic. The three bubble breaches happened at the Crowne Plaza on… Audio

Business owners sick of disruptions caused by the city rail project in Auckland have taken their frustrations to the Auckland Council this morning. The $4.4 billion project is now in its 5th year of… Audio

"Get in quick" - that's the advice from DOC as bookings for the Great Walks have opened. They started at 9.30am this morning and Milford Track - the most famous of the walks - has already sold out… Audio

The proposed clean car subsidy is copping criticism from some sectors because the grunty vehicles they need, such as utes for farm work, rely on internal combustion engines. But they are burning… Audio

Researchers have found an association between households that watch lots of TV, or eat meals in front of it, and the cognitive development of pre-schoolers. Two recent studies as part of the Growing… Audio

A lot more work is needed to ensure people feel connected to their communities and wider society, to ensure the horrific events of the Christchurch mosque shooting are never repeated. That was the… Audio

Harrowing testimony is being delivered at the Abuse in Care inquiry about what happened to children at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit. RNZ reporter Andrew McRae is covering the hearing in… Audio