Stories by Farah Hancock

Track the very latest Covid-19 data in New Zealand, with new charts on the current trends from RNZ data journalist Farah Hancock.

Tobacco companies say a shop owner is "the driving voice" behind a campaign against a smokefree initiative. The truth is more complicated.

Hipkins - just like his predecessor Jacinda Ardern - uses a well-worn tactic to change the direction of a difficult interview.

Latest polling, campaign finances, social media targeting and more - see it all on RNZ's election campaign dashboard.

An analysis of hours of interviews suggests National's leader has more positive things to say.

How Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins square up against the different news networks and hosts.

The words and phrases National leader Christopher Luxon says over and over again - and how they dramatically differ from Labour's leaders.

A long-awaited survey of Covid-19 infections has been abandoned by the Ministry of Health.

One council plan says transport emissions must come down by 50 percent. Other council plans make those cuts impossible.

There's plenty of blame to share around - including for ourselves, the public.

My bus showed up 34 percent of the time when it was supposed to. Why do official statistics say it's 98 percent punctual?

See how your bus route ranks for regular cancellations.

An RNZ investigation reveals the extraordinary scale of disruption bus commuters encounter every day.

See how your bus route ranks for regular cancellations.

The worst bus routes for cancellations in Auckland are operated by a bus company that's owned by a US private equity firm.

See how your bus route ranks for regular cancellations.

It's not unusual for drivers to work 14 hour days at little better than the minimum wage.

Track the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle as it works its way down the country with a closer look at the rainfall and wind figures, and how it might impact the country today.

Covid-19 is killing three times as many New Zealanders as influenza does in a typical year.

A Covid-19 survey method that's been in place in the United Kingdom since 2020 will now not be in place here until mid-2023.

Hundreds of Waimate residents are still without a safe drinking water supply - a scientist thinks wastewater from a nearby dairy factory could be part of the problem.

The gut infection campylobacteriosis can kill - so why is Aotearoa New Zealand still a campylobacter capital after decades spent trying to reduce rates?

New Zealand is on the back foot in preparing for new Covid-19 variants now requirements for international arrivals to test have ended, health experts say.

In the middle of a pandemic, how dangerous is dropping your mask and downing a few beers in a bar? Are you risking a side of Covid with your cocktail?

Crowded exercise facilities without proper ventilation could be hotspots for Covid-19.