Philippa Tolley

Mayors in Hawke's Bay are vowing to fight the new three waters legislation once it reaches Parliament.

They were underwhelmed by new recommendations from a Government-appointed working group and said… Audio

An Auckland medical specialist says a greater awareness is needed about the condition known as Long Covid.

Dr Anna Brookes is a senior lecturer and cellular immunologist at Auckland University.

She… Audio

There's a big shake up for public media on the way, with the Broadcasting Minister expected to confirm today a new mega entity - incorporating RNZ and TVNZ.

If it goes to plan, it could be in place… Audio

The government has announced that Managed Isolation and Quarantine, or MIQ, will be all but over by the end of June.

By then, 28 of the 32 MIQ facilities will have returned to being hotels.

Philippa… Audio

A business group is calling the reduced Covid-19 isolation requirements a small gasp of relief.

From Friday night, Covid-19 cases will only have to isolate for seven days instead of 10.

The… Audio

"The pipis taste like petrol."

That's how a Northland kuia sums up the tainted benefits from the oil refinery at Marsden Pt, benefits that the Iwi says are now evaporating.

Phil Pennington reports.

New South Wales is clamping down on its stay-at-home orders, with new measures like a five-kilometre curb on travel from home, and increased penalities for violating the rules.

The entire state has… Audio

Records were broken at Eden Park as the All Blacks defeated the Wallabies to secure the Bledisloe Cup trophy for another year.

Not only was the All Blacks 57-22 winning scoreline one for the history… Audio

The company that manages the Christchurch holiday home at the centre of a fatal stabbing of a teenager is warning those in the rental business to be vigilant.

Sixteen-year-old Zion Purukamu died in… Audio

Afghanistan's government has collapsed and Taliban fighters are on the brink of taking over the city.

President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, There are reports of shooting in several parts of… Audio

High-intensity audits have helped to turn around struggling schools where other efforts have failed.

The Education Review Office says it is rolling out the so-called Turnaround Schools reviews after… Audio

For the second consecutive year, there has been a rise in cot death.

The number of fatalities is now 30 percent higher than in 2017 - the same year a government programme was launched to reduce the… Audio

Recovery efforts are ongoing following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti on Saturday.

More than 700 have died in the tragedy, and almost 300 are injured. Now Haiti is also bracing for a tropical… Audio

The Taliban are close to retaking full control of Afghanistan, almost two decades after being ousted by a US-led military coalition.

Emboldened by the withdrawal of the US troops, they now control… Audio

An expert says an increase in families living in poverty has contributed to a rise in the number of babies dying of cot death.

Māori and Pasifika babies are more likely to die of what's now known as… Audio