Australia
'Asia's El Chapo' set to be extradited to Australia
An alleged drug lord operating across Asia who has been compared to the notorious Mexican kingpin El Chapo is set to be handed over by the Netherlands to Australia.
New border restrictions announced for Australia
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced new restrictions that will halve the number of people allowed to cross the Australia border. Audio
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn for the latest on the Covid outbreak across Australia which has sent parts of four states into lockdown, efforts by Scott Morrison's government to make the AstraZeneca… Audio
Pacific briefs for June 29th
Nine more covid infections in French Polynesia; Australian refugees into 12th day of hunger strike; Wallisian group in New Caledonia ready to opt for independence; CNMI set for South Korea travel…
Parts of Queensland enters three-day Covid-19 lockdown
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
Govt considers more QR scanning, mask wearing rules
Compulsory QR scanning and more mask wearing could be on the cards as Cabinet weighs up its options.
The government has been under pressure to make more Covid-19 measures mandatory, after an… Audio
EMA boss urges Covid-19 vaccination rollout boost
Employers and Manufacturers Association boss Brett O'Riley is calling for some Covid-19 vaccination prioritisation for exporters in NZ.
"Not to the front of the queue, but … the vaccination… Video, Audio
Calls to ramp up vaccinations on both sides of Tasman
A call for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to ramp up on both sides of the ditch if the trans-Tasman bubble is to stay afloat.
All quarantine free travel from Australia is on pause until at least… Video, Audio
Australia may be on verge of national Covid-19 outbreak
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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School holiday lifeblood cut off with AUS-NZ travel bubble pause
The start of the Australian school holidays was meant to be a lifeline for Queenstown's beleaguered businesses, instead that lifeblood has been cut off.
The government has closed the trans-Tasman… Video, Audio
Solomons and Aust extend border security project
Solomon Islands has held a ground-breaking ceremony in the Shortland Islands for a border security project it's partnering with Australia.
Australia & China's deteriorating relationship
Kathryn Ryan discusses Australia and China's increasingly fractious and deteriorating relationship with Peter Hartcher political editor and international editor for the Sydney Morning Herald and The… Audio
Covid-19 Australia: Sydney cluster grows, states shut borders
Sydney's COVID-19 Bondi cluster has grown, and Queensland has closed its borders to COVID-19 hotspots. The Bondi cluster grew by ten cases yesterday - taking it to 21. Other states have started… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Karen joins Kathryn for the latest on the so-called "Bondi cluster" of Covid cases in New South Wales, which may have spread to Wellington. She'll also look at the return as deputy Prime Minister of… Audio
NZ pauses quarantine-free travel from New South Wales
A pause has been placed on the travel bubble between New Zealand and New South Wales.
Fiji Covid-19: 126 new cases recorded
Fiji continues to record alarming increases of Covid-19 with another 126 more cases and one death of a Covid-19 positive patient now under investigation.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Bizarre development sees refugees returning to Nauru
Australia is encouraging refugees in detention in Australia to return to Nauru or remain in detention. Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Bernard joins Kathryn to talk about the free trade deal announced between Australia and the United Kingdom, with 99 percent of Aussie goods able to enter the UK duty free once the deal comes into… Audio
Calling Home: Sam Schoeller in Klosters, Switzerland
Sam Schoeller is based near Klosters in Switzerland. He initially arrived in Switzerland 40 years ago in what was meant to be a short excursion to learn more about the country his father came from… Audio
