Dissent

The Rural Hospital Network says it has been affected by a case of postcode lottery in the government's plan to upgrade many hospitals to deal with Covid-19.

The plan includes a $100 million boost to… Audio

A controversial attempt to get water from the Ruataniwha Basin in Hawke's Bay is angering some in the community.

Eight farms want to take 15 million cubic metres of water out of the local aquifer for… Audio

Covid vaccination status is proving a divisive topic around Aotearoa as the Christmas break approaches.

Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon says tension around Covid-19 is reaching boiling point… Audio

Grounded Kiwis are hoping their calls for changes to MIQ take flight and the threat of Omicron does not cause delays.

A petition with almost 23,000 signatures has been delivered to Parliament asking… Video, Audio

A series of investigations are underway into a Kaiapoi GP who's been filmed handing out medical certificates and schooling patients in how to pass them off as official vaccine exemptions.

Newshub… Video, Audio

The days could be numbered for the Thames Coromandel District mayor chairing meetings in person.

The council is considering a vaccine mandate for staff and elected members in order to work on-site… Video, Audio

South Wairarapa locals are worried they could lose land that they've bought and paid for, when the government's Three Waters reforms kick in.

The land covers about 200 hectares and is worth millions… Audio

In Wellington's Shelly Bay police have been speaking to a small group of protesters who've been served with eviction notices.

The City Council last night said there were unsafe levels of asbestos… Audio

There is a protest underway in Whangārei this morning against the bringing in of the vaccine mandate for health workers which takes effect today.

RNZ reporter Sam Olley is at the protest. Audio

There's growing anger from Northlanders over delays to funding that have left Whangārei hospital falling apart.

Despite repairs ramping up in the past five years, the hospital roofs leak in heavy… Audio

Hone Harawira needs no introduction as a protester - he's been at it longer than many people have been alive.

Even his harshest critic would probably concede he knows how to make it work.

So, how… Audio

The government's Three Waters plan has been labelled an attack on democracy at a council-organised rally in North Canterbury.

Hurunui District council is one of several councils opposing the… Audio

One of Brian Tamaki's iwi is distancing itself from the Destiny Church leader saying he is putting his people at risk.

Ngāti Hikairo say his focus on individual rights reminds them of colonisation… Audio

A working paper on mis-and disinformation says Covid-19 is being used as a Trojan Horse to normalise far right ideologies in Aotearoa.

Another academic says some people who have suffered during covid… Audio

Tensions between community leaders and Wellington bureaucrats are growing - as Covid-19 cases continue to spread.

One North Island mayor has been left off the district health board's heads up on… Audio

Mandatory vaccines could be part of New Zealand life for some time to come, with the Prime Minister reluctant to talk about when they might be lifted.

The first deadline is for for health and… Audio

Parliament's laying on extra security as thousands of people take part in protests against public health measures to prevent Covid-19 from spreading.

It's causing some disruption in central… Audio

A protest has caused traffic delays on Auckland's northern border at Te Hana.

Police say protesters have gathered at the northern side of the border and as a result State Highway 1 was blocked for a… Audio

Protesters against the development of Shelly Bay in Wellington say letters asking them to vacate the site make no difference to them.

Developers and iwi leaders handed the letters to the occupiers on… Audio