Timothy Brown

Maori are calling on the government to trust them to lead Covid-19 vaccination efforts in their communities.

They say they can do a far better job and just need to be able to get on and improve the… Audio

As people flood into vaccine centres each day to get their shots, a small group are unable to get the Pfizer vaccine.

They're not conspiracy theorists, they're not anti-vaxxers, they just need an… Audio

A major drive is on to get young people vaccinated against Covid-19 - at a pop up clinic in Dunedin today.

The focus is on young Māori and Pasifika, but is open to the whole community.

Our… Audio

Pasifika now lead the way in full vaccinations among people aged 40 and above.

The community has been targeted by abusive messages after it was revealed that a church service just days before… Audio

Businesses in the lower south say they need certainty about when they'll be able to re-open.

Some say the certainty of a longer lockdown would even be preferable to the false hope of the drip-fed… Audio

Hundreds - including some of the first 12 to 15 years in the country - have been vaccinated against Covid-19 at a pop-up drive-thru clinic in South Dunedin.

Anxious to get their jabs amid the level… Video, Audio

A leading economist and a tenants advocate support the push to view housing as a human right.

The Human Rights Commission has announced an inquiry into housing, but some say the road map out of the… Audio

Day one of Rakiura-Stewart Island's vaccine drive is over with more than half of the population now having had at least one shot.

New Zealand's southernmost island had a Covd-19 scare last month, and… Audio

To Rakiura-Stewart Island, where the first day of a two-day Covid-19 vaccination clinic is underway.

Locals were queuing before the clinic even opened its doors.

Our reporter Timothy Brown and… Video, Audio

New Zealand's southernmost Covid-19 vaccine clinic gets underway today on Rakiura-Stewart Island.

Large numbers of the community came forward to be tested following a Covid-19 scare last month, and… Audio

Critics of the government's Covid-19 vaccine rollout are concerned some of the country's most vulnerable may get lost in the system, as the final group four joins the programme from next week.

Only… Audio

The government is pressing ahead with plans to vaccinate the least vulnerable New Zealanders against Covid-19 even though only one in five people of the more at-risk group three have had their first… Audio

House prices have jumped almost 30 percent in the last year - according to new data from the Real Estate Institute.

But one economist says hidden within that are telltale signs things are starting to… Audio

The Flying Fijians are in Dunedin for their first test against the All Blacks at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday. Audio

Eleven people have been injured in a hot air balloon crash near Arrowtown this morning.

The crash happened as the balloon was coming down to land.. and wind dragged it for more than 100 metres before… Audio

The Flying Fijians touched down in Dunedin last night ahead of the first test against the All Blacks at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.

The city's Fijian community were on hand to welcome them… Audio

There are fears rural communities in the south may be left behind during the Covid-19 vaccine roll out.

Community leaders say there has been scant information about when vulnerable populations in… Audio

Rural communities in the south worry they may be left behind during the Covid-19 vaccine roll out.

There are currently no vaccine clinics operating on Stewart Island, nor in remote centres such as Te… Audio

Many thought the Covid-19 pandemic might bring some relief to those seeking shelter in Queenstown Lakes.

But the average home price continues to rise and cold shabby rentals are still wildly… Audio

A polar blast has brought wild weather to much of the country today. Snowfall from the bottom of Te Waipounamu to central parts of Te Ika-a-Māui has caused massive disruption.

Our reporter Timothy… Video, Audio