Susie Ferguson

At least eight people have been killed and nearly 40 injured in a crush outside an Africa Cup of Nations soccer match in Cameroon.

Videos showed screaming fans being crushed at an entry gate to the… Audio

New Zealanders overseas will learn in a matter of weeks when they can return home without booking a stay in an MIQ facility.

They've been waiting for an exact date ever since the government delayed… Audio

The red light has been turned on to stamp out the virus, but it's also stamped out visitors to CBD's around the country.

Cities like Auckland and Christchurch have been deserted as people hunker down… Audio

New Zealand freeskier Nico Porteous has won his second X Games gold medal in Aspen, Colorado - just two weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics.

For his last drop in, the 20-year-old pulled off what… Audio

Major events around the country are being called off thanks to stricter Covid-19 rules under the red traffic light setting.

The Warbirds over Wanaka International Airshow has been cancelled for the… Audio

Lab workers are worried about being overrun when Omicron takes hold in the community.

The Ministry of Health claims labs can handle 62,000 tests a day, but that's disputed by the organisation that… Audio

More now on growing tensions in Ukraine, where NATO has put its forces on standby in eastern Europe, in what Russia is denouncing as an escalation of tensions.

NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg… Audio

There's a warning that the world needs 13 million new nurses over the next decade to prevent a nursing crisis and a global healthcare disaster.

A report from the International Council of Nurses says… Audio

One of the country's major banks says it's finding a concerning number of instances of economic abuse, including people being saddled with someone else's debt, or having no control over their… Audio

The Ratana faithful are being urged to stay away from the church's annual celebrations and tune into the event online instead. 

Citing Covid-19 concerns, the Rātana Kōmiti Marae has cancelled today's… Audio

Senior doctors are concerned about the prospect of returning to work shortly after testing positive for Covid-19.

Auckland Hospital doctors have been told employees could be asked to go back to work… Audio

Wikileaks co-founder, Julian Assange, has won the right to appeal to the British Supreme Court against his extradition to the United States.

US authorities want Assange to face long-standing charges… Audio

Business leaders are warning staff shortages will become much worse now Omicron is in the community.

Employers and Manufacturers Association chief executive Brett O'Riley says while businesses have… Audio

A leading Australia-based epidemiologist says New Zealand's plan to slow the spread of Omicron is sensible and should help to reduce the peak of the outbreak.

The country is under the red traffic… Audio

After less than a month in the orange traffic light setting, Auckland residents are back to the more restricted Covid-19 red and the familiar anxiety that the virus - this time the Omicron strain - is… Audio

Māori health providers are in a race to vaccinate children and boost adult immunisations before Omicron spreads widely.

Ministry of Health data shows 93 percent of the wider Counties Manukau… Audio

It's now been eight days since Tonga's volcanic eruption and tsunami, and the island nation faces a long road to recovery.

Almost 85 percent of the country's population of about 105,000 people has… Audio

Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran says more crew are showing symptoms of Covid-19 and he expects a number of cases in the airline.

Air New Zealand has stood down 15 aircrew members as close… Audio