Susie Ferguson
Covid-19: Police, protesters scuffle over barrier location
Officers were working to reduce the perimeter of the protest around parliament when they were confronted by hundreds of protestors trying to obstruct them.
At least three officers required medical… Audio
Health Minister on surgeries cut due to Covid-19
Most planned surgery at two Auckland hospitals is being called off as nursing numbers drop and Covid-19 cases rise.
The decision was made at a high level meeting yesterday, with the situation… Audio
Covid-19: Protest funder on their reasons for doing it
One person helping to fund the protest at Parliament is the Red Stag chief executive Marty Verry.
Red Stag has business interests in forestry, timber, property development, and tourism.
Verry spoke… Audio
Covid-19: NZ a global front-runner in response - UK medic
A UK medic says New Zealand has been a global front-runner with its Covid-19 response.
Dr Dan Goyal is a Scotland-based medical consultant and explained his viewpoint in a detailed social media post.
…Covid-19: Hospitality sector reacts to new support offering
The hospitality sector decimated after two years of Covid-19 describes the latest financial support being offered by the government as encouraging but too late for some to survive.
Eligible… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 22 February 2022
Today on RNZ National... The Prime Minister signals rules around vaccine mandates and passes could begin to be lifted as soon as April Tensions between police and protestors boiled over at Parliament… Audio
Petition created to support attacked Otago teen
The petition demanding justice for the high school student whose hijab was forcibly removed now has more than 72 thousand signatures, including that of model and influencer Bella Hadid.
Susie… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 21 February 2022
Covid-19: Time for Wellington protesters to go home - Ardern; Political analysis of Prime Minister's interview; Queen tests positive for Covid-19; Emergency department waits reaching crisis - doctors… Audio
Covid-19: Australia scaling back restrictions
The number of new Covid-19 cases in the community is still rising, hitting a new daily record yesterday of 1573.
Sixty-three people are now in hospital; none in intensive care.
On the other side of… Audio
Covid-19: Parliament protest wakes up for day 11
The protest at Parliament is beginning its 11th day.
Susie Ferguson got an update. Audio
Covid-19: Threats at protest unlikely to be acted on by those making them - academic
An Auckland University lecturer says extremist elements of the anti-mandate protests is not likely to be actioned on by people in the protest.
One far right activist has, as part of a targeted attack… Audio
Russia, Biden disagree over Ukraine invasion rumours
United States president Joe Biden says he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine "within the next several days".
However, Russia's deputy ambassador to the United Nations says talk of an invasion is "hype… Audio
Covid-19: One in 10 visiting Middlemore emergency department test positive
Middlemore Hospital in south Auckland hit a Covid-19 milestone of its own this week. One in ten people visiting in its busy emergency department tested positive on Tuesday for Covid-19.
The hospital… Audio
Covid-19: Coutts headed to protest
America's Cup yachtsman and Olympic champion Sir Russell Coutts says he'll join the protest Coutts has posted on his Facebook page, announcing he will arrive in Wellington next week -stating it's the… Audio
Thousands of health staff set to strike
Ten-thousand lab workers, contact tracers and critical health staff will walk out on their jobs for two 24-hour strikes next month.
This comes as the country braces for Omicron cases to peak.
PSA… Audio
Poll suggests 30pct support parliament protest
A snap poll has found 30 percent of New Zealanders support the protest on Parliament's lawn.
A poll of 525 people released by Horizon this morning, shows 61 percent oppose the convoy, which is still… Audio
Nurse staffing initiative labelled not fit for purpose
An initiative aimed at improving nurse staffing levels at public hospitals has been labelled not fit for purpose and unable to deliver on the intended outcomes.
The Care Capacity Demand Management… Audio
Buller struggling to recover from flooding
The Buller District is struggling to recover from the record rainfall that doused the region this month, having been forced to extend its State of Emergency.
Dual flood events wreaked havoc on roads… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 18 February 2022
Today on RNZ National Political parties tell protestors stop breaking the law and we might talk - but they're still refusing to move thier tents and cars Ten-thousand lab workers, contact tracers and… Audio
Battle of the (hot cross) buns
Hot cross bun season is coming in hot and Baking New Zealand is on the hunt for New Zealand's finest. Video, Audio