Jordan Bond

Aucklanders should not expect their favourite cafe or restaurant to be open tomorrow, as previous level 3s have shown it is not worth it for some, the Restaurant Association says. 

Just over half of… Audio

The government is being asked to hurry up and buy a type of drug that can fire up the immune system of people already sick from Covid-19.

Different from vaccines, Monoclonal antibodies boost immunity… Audio

Middlemore Hospital is back in the news this morning after a person arrived at the hospital yesterday with an undiagnosed case of Covid-19. That person is now in managed isolation.

This just days… Audio

Truck drivers and other essential workers crossing Auckland's boundary are preparing to get weekly nasal swabs, even though saliva testing is widely used for border workers.

On Friday, the new… Audio

Lawyers say there was an opportunity for the LynnMall terrorist to be deported if he was considered a national security threat.

But the government says that could not have happened because the man… Audio

Businesses decimated by the construction of Auckland's City Rail Link say hardship payments are long overdue - but don't nearly cover their losses.

Those on Albert Street in central Auckland say the… Audio

A New Zealander trying to move home from Australia says the news that red zone flights are returning is a glimmer of hope, but doubts she'll get an MIQ room for months.

Flights from some cities will… Audio

A vaccine expert says Covid-19 booster shots are not needed right now, but they may well be in the future.

"Booster" shots are being considered in other countries.

The US is intending to roll them… Audio

The number of MIQ rooms available for people desperate to enter the country has been falling sharply since the beginning of the year.

Figures provided by the Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins… Audio

Aucklanders are coming to terms with spending at least eight more days largely confined to their homes.

There are now more than 400 locations of interest listed on the Ministry of Health Website… Audio

There are fears two Auckland events could be Covid-19 super spreaders, with close to 2,000 people deemed close contacts from just one night.

On Friday 13 - a now-positive case took late-night trips… Audio

Just moments before we came on air, SkyCity said it has identified around 1000 patrons and 240 staff who were in the casino when a Covid-positive case visited the gaming floor. Māni Dunlop speaks to… Audio

Aotearoa is locked down for the second time. There are now five cases of Covid-19's delta variant detected in the Auckland community. One of them is a fully vaccinated nurse at Auckland City… Audio

A young person has been arrested and charged with murder after the death of 16-year-old Zion Purukamu, who was stabbed at a party in Christchurch on Friday night.

Two other teenagers, aged 14 and 17… Audio

For the second consecutive year, there has been a rise in cot death.

The number of fatalities is now 30 percent higher than in 2017 - the same year a government programme was launched to reduce the… Audio

An expert says an increase in families living in poverty has contributed to a rise in the number of babies dying of cot death.

Māori and Pasifika babies are more likely to die of what's now known as… Audio

A man who punched a young MMA fighter in the head, has been sentenced to six months' home detention.

Fau Vake later died and his friend has likened the sentence to a Covid-19 restriction - not… Audio

The brother of New Zealand's most celebrated Olympic medallist Lisa Carrington says she's represented strong Maori women on the world stage and "cleaned up" at the Olympics.

Carrington yesterday won… Audio

Greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms have increased to an all time high.

But emissions from the dairy cows themselves have dropped, which the industry says is the best measure to look at.

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