Dissent

More than 100 police have been holding protestors at bay outside parliament on the second day of a rally against vaccination mandates.

Three people have been arrested. The protestors have set up a… Video, Audio

Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says the Parliament protestors have made their point and its time to move on.

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A line of police are holding back protesters who this afternoon tried to make a dash for Parliament, in a second day of demonstrations on the front lawn of the Beehive.

Hundreds of police have formed… Video, Audio

It's either him or me, but you can't have both.

That's the ultimatum from Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, to the streaming giant Spotify.

He's threatened to pull his music from the platform… Audio

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki is appearing before the High Court in Auckland trying to get out of jail.

Tamaki has been in remand at Mt Eden Prison in Auckland for breaching lockdown rules in… Audio

Christchurch community leaders worry legal action against Brian Tamaki could incite further unrest from his supporters.

The Destiny Church leader has just spent his first night in custody.

He claims… Audio

Receptionists at GP clinics are in the firing line for people's anger and frustrations.

Clinics have been vandalised, and staff have even had bottles thrown at them.

GP groups say they have zero… Audio

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