Jordan Bond

Auckland testing centres in have been overwhelmed since they opened this morning.

RNZ's Jordan Bond spoke to Māni Dunlop from the testing centre in Northcote.
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Lines have formed at supermarkets in Auckland.

Jordan Bond is at the Ponsonby countdown.

He speaks to Corin Dann. Audio

Aucklanders are preparing for a move to Alert Level 3, as the city readies itself for lockdown from midday on Wednesday.

Reporter Jordan Bond is on Queen Street in central Auckland.

He speaks to Kim… Audio

Another person has attempted to break into an isolation hotel, this time in Auckland.

The man tried to break in on Friday. It's the second attempt in a seven days, after an attempted break in to a… Audio

Another person has attempted to break into an isolation hotel, this time in Auckland.

The man tried to break in on Friday. It's the second attempt in a seven days, after an attempted break in to a… Audio

Auckland is holding a day-long crisis summit today to thrash out a Covid recovery plan for the city's fragile economy.

Economic activity in the city forecast to decline by 6 percent this year -… Audio

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says people are rattled after a skiier who was recently in the town tested positive for Covid-19 in South Korea, and a community testing blitz is a responsible… Audio

The government's decision to charge New Zealanders visiting the country is splitting opinions.

Those returning to "make a life" here will not pay a part of their isolation costs, but short term trips… Audio

A Hong Kong-New Zealander is fearful of surveillance by Communist Party members in New Zealand as tensions between China and western nations increase.

Speaking anonymously, she's thrilled New Zealand… Audio

New Zealand risked slipping into a master and servant relationship with China had it not taken action to support Hong Kong, says one academic. On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced New… Audio

The principal of one Auckland college says he's disappointed that the government won't let his school manage the isolation and quarantine of students coming from overseas. At its peak, New Zealand was… Audio

People are back at an Avondale property in Auckland, protesting against the planned felling of native trees.

Thirty native trees are set to be chopped down following the sale of the Canal Road… Audio

A witness to the latest Covid-19 border debacle has described how the man absconded from the isolation hotel by casually strolling through a gap in the fence the wind had blown open.

The government… Audio

A witness to the latest border bungle says the absconder just walked out a through a gap in the fence, apparently unfazed that he could be caught.

The government's now undertaking a rapid review to… Audio

Auckland's drinking water pipes are leaking one in every eight litres before it gets to residents.

At least 50 million litres a day goes missing, as Auckland experiences most severe shortages on… Audio

In the midst of the worst water shortage in 25 years, Auckland now has a lifeline - its bid for more water from the Waikato River will be heard this year. Video, Audio

Northland and Auckland got a desperately needed downpour overnight but parts of the Coromandel got too much, causing flooding and slips.

Farmers woke up with new ponds in their paddocks and flood… Audio

Waikato Māori say glorifying colonial-era figures in statue form is a reminder of the devastating effects of British injustice.

Hamilton City Council contractors this morning removed British army… Video, Audio

Armed Response Teams are dead in the water, with the new police commissioner reading the room when it comes to arming Kiwi cops.  Audio