Jordan Bond

Auckland's whirlwind Covid-19 lockdown has ended just three days after it was imposed.

Alert levels dropped overnight , and the city is now at Alert Level 2, while the rest of the country is enjoying… Audio

A slew of events scheduled over the next few weeks are collectively crossing their fingers and toes they can go ahead.

After a clean Covid run for events through the bulk of summer, some have already… Audio

A Crown witness says physical and sexual abuse, drug taking and visits from patched gang members were common at a former CYFs home run by a man now on trial for the abuse of six teenage boys.

Earl… Audio

A former CYFs caregiver on trial for allegedly sexually abusing eight boys in his care is accused of silencing his victims by threatening gang involvement.

The High Court trial of Earl William… Audio

A man who woke up 'crook as hell' yesterday morning says he waited seven hours for a Covid-19 test, while others gave up and left without getting a test at all.

Mike Paora says people spent hours… Audio

The government's being told it has some work on its hands to reach the one in four people who say they don't intend to get a Covid vaccine. Experts say the government will need to use trusted leaders… Audio

An Auckland man who had a gun held to his head while his young son watched on is shaken by the Police's actions. Brandon Moase and his friend were handcuffed with guns pointed at them, in a busy mall… Audio

One of the men charged in relation to sexual offending against boys at Dilworth School, Ian Robert Wilson, has pleaded guilty to five charges.

This morning five men had a total of 33 charges added to… Audio

Two more people involved with the Comancheros motorcycle gang have been sentenced after a failed million dollar drug deal and a money laundering scheme.

A major raid on the gang in April last year -… Audio

RNZ's text line lit up yesterday after new Tourism Minister Stuart Nash told Morning Report that he wanted to ban tourists hiring vans without toilets.

The minister also wants greater focus placed on… Audio

Auckland taxi drivers are upset their passengers won't have to wear masks.

Thursday's incoming mask mandate applies to everyone on buses, trains and planes - as well as taxi drivers - but not taxi… Audio

Multiple mechanics say the bus involved in a fatal crash on Mt Ruapehu was mechanically sound, and pointed towards driver error.

The inquest into the death of 11-year-old Hannah Francis is into its… Audio

A Napier city councillor says the clear sky this morning belies what's going on at ground level, with water still pooling in some areas this morning.

Councillor Greg Mawson, who lives in Onekawa in… Audio

The driver of a bus involved in an fatal crash which killed an 11-year-old girl has admitted to falsifying information about training and changing his story.

Hannah Francis died in July 2018 and 18… Audio

Sausage rolls: the name pretty much says it all. So is there anything more to these Kiwi staples than pastry and, well, sausage? The "expert" judges of the Bakels Legendary Sausage Roll competition… Audio

Despite a return to level one, and some workers returning to the office, small businesses are sceptical that all their clientele will be coming back.

Auckland's eight-week-long restrictions came to… Audio