Timothy Brown
Major push to get young people vaccinated in Dunedin
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
Covid-19: Pacific people leading the way for over 40 vaccinations
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
South Island businesses want certainty on reopening
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 get Covid-19 vaccine at pop-up clinic in Dunedin
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
Housing must be viewed as a human right - economist, tenants' advocate
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
Covid-19: More than half of Stewart Island given first shot
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
Queues for Covid-19 vaccine on Rakiura Stewart Island
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
Covid-19: Southernmost vaccine clinic kicks off
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
Concerns NZ's most vulnerable will get lost in Covid vaccien system
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
Covid-19: Group four rollout pushing ahead with group three unfinished
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
NZ house prices jump nearly 30 percen in past year - REINZ
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
Flying Fijians hope to put smiles on faces back home
The Flying Fijians are in Dunedin for their first test against the All Blacks at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday. Audio
Eleven injured in hot air balloon crash near Arrowtown
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
Flying Fijians touch down in Dunedin
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
Southern rural areas fear being left behind in vaccine rollout
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
Southlanders worried rollout will leave them behind - Cadogan
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
Queenstown's shabby rentals still wildly expensive
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
Weather: Polar blast tough for travel but kids enjoy the snow
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
Covid-19: Queenstown businesses want vaccine rollout
We don't need a handout, we need a vaccine rollout.
That's the message from Queenstown businesses to the government.
As the suspension of the trans-Tasman bubble starts to bite in the tourist… Audio
Covid-19: Skifields out in cold as AUS travel cancelled
The high hopes tourism towns had for Australian school holidays have collapsed, with the brakes put on the trans-Tasman bubble.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has also ruled out financial help for… Video, Audio