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A man accused by dozens of Chinese construction workers of misleading them with promises of well-paid jobs in New Zealand has left the country.

RNZ can reveal a warrant has been issued for the arrest… Audio

A mid Canterbury farmer says her life has been turned upside down because of the flooding - and she's asking for help from officials.

Philly Rooney lives halfway between Ashburton and Methven with… Audio

Two Auckland Covid-19 vaccination centres are pausing walk-ins from today due to high demand.

The sites at Mount Wellington and Highbrook have experienced heavy demand for walk-in vaccinations since… Audio

The owner of a US laboratory that tested sunscreen products sold in New Zealand has pleaded guilty to falsifying results.

Several brands available here relied on results from the company to support… Audio

A young migrant accepted into the Science Faculty at the University of Auckland can't start his studies because of visa hold-ups.

The man, who has been in the country for 5 years now, says he’s been… Audio

The brakes might be on the long-awaited walking and cycling path across the Auckland Harbour Bridge because of fundamental technical issues.

It has caught the ire of Bike Auckland who says it doubts… Video, Audio

Business groups want the government to get on and rubber stamp a travel bubble with Australia.

RNZ understands the plan is to have a safe travel zone in place between Australia and New Zealand by the… Audio

Auckland enjoyed a well deserved party last night as the America's Cup took people's minds far from lockdowns, slowdowns and economic struggle.

Huge crowds celebrated victory down at the waterfront… Audio

A free driving programme for offenders has ambitions to start instructing prisoners on how to get a driving licence.

For now, the programme run by charity the Howard League helps people on the… Audio

It has been revealed the Director-General of Health was lobbied by cricket bosses for priority access to the Covid-19 vaccine for its players, all while Dr Bloomfield was an invited guest, hosted by… Audio

Aucklanders who beat lockdown and hightailed it to other parts of the North Island are being urged to keep Covid-19 alert level 3 with them.

Thousands left the city in between the lockdown being… Audio

Officials are scrambling to see if they can do anything for the Whakatāne Mill, where more than 200 jobs are at risk.

As the largest private employer in the eastern Bay of Plenty, the mill is slated… Audio

Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker is calling for the Covid tracer app scanning to be made compulsory in high-risk situations only.

The government wants to keep the scanning numbers up and says… Audio

Clinicians are wading through a flood of Covid-19 tests, in the hope that Auckland can escape Alert Level 3 on Wednesday night.

Testing centres have been swamped - close to 4000 community swabs were… Audio

The intense demand for Covid-19 testing in Northland has eased.

On Monday the centres extended their hours and tested over 1700 people, almost 1 percent of Northland's population.

Yesterday they… Audio

Iwi in the North are set to reinstate checkpoints by Thursday morning which they say is to stop Covid-19 from moving around the area - or into the rest of the country. 

Te Tai Tokerau Border Control… Audio

There's hopes Tuesday will be better for Covid-19 testing in Auckland after residents had to wait hours to get a test on Monday.

The Ministry of Health says more staff will be working today in both… Audio

Worried Northlanders have been turning out in droves to be swabbed for Covid-19 - but testing centres are overrun.

Many people are also stockpiling food in case of any alert level change.

Reporter… Audio

A woman says she's been left shaken and humiliated after being dragged along the beach by the director of a water park in Auckland. Video footage has captured the moment the man first grabs and then… Audio

Labour unions are calling on the government to grant residency to long-term migrants who now call New Zealand home. Workers who arrived with big dreams say the ever-changi-ng threshold for skilled… Audio