Dissent

While many mayors support the new Housing Supply Bill, some say it won't work without better infrastructure funding.

National and Labour have joined forces to design new housing density rules, which… Audio

Auckland firefighters who say they are being exposed to cancer-causing asbestos have issued a safety notice against their employer.

Fire and Emergency or FENZ admits it has failed to meet health and… Audio

It's another two weeks of lockdown for Auckland and it could be even longer.

By the time the next decision is made for the region, Aucklanders will have spent 11 weeks in either level three or four.

The emergency allocation system for spots in MIQ is cumbersome and demands an unrealistic levels of evidence, with fewer than 10 percent of applications being approved in some categories according to… Audio

There's been a mixed reaction from residents in Thames after the district's mayor said she won't take the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

Sandra Goudie says she's waiting instead for the Novavax vaccine… Audio

Thousands have taken to the streets of Brussels to demand action on climate change.

It's the first climate march to take place in the city for more than 18 months, due to the pandemic. In that time… Audio

The Chair of the Medical Council says it has a zero tolerance for anti-vaccination messages.

In Northland, where the positive case of Covid-19 has just been confirmed, the DHB has confirmed two… Audio

Crucial upgrade or expensive lemon? That's the debate over a shiny new road upgrade now under way for central Tauranga.

Cameron Road will add space for buses and bikes but won't reduce the number of… Audio

A teacher backlash is building over government plans to reopen Auckland's classrooms after the school holidays.

Union leaders have told RNZ their Auckland members are astonished they could be back in… Audio

A teacher backlash is building over government plans to reopen Auckland's classrooms after the school holidays.

Union leaders have told RNZ their Auckland members are astonished they could be back in… Audio

Parts of the Hauraki plains have effectively been ring-fenced and placed into alert level 4 for at least five days.

It takes in an area near Miranda where there are three new Covid-19 cases including… Video, Audio

The government will consider bringing school holidays forward in Auckland in response to the city's drawn-out lockdown - but can expect resistance from teachers and principals.

Education Minister… Audio

Junior doctors are demanding that the Auckland District Health Board go back to the drawing board again over its hotly debated visitor policy.

Following criticism by nurses, staff and patients, on… Audio

The nurses' organisation is concerned about hospital visitor rules in Auckland, which are allowing hundreds of people to visit patients every day during Alert Level Four. It says hospital staff are… Audio

Middlemore Hospital now has the results back for most of those at risk of contracting Covid-19 from a man who was in a shared room at the hospital. 

Results from 149 people's day three tests have… Audio

Truckers say they still don't have clarity about a new requirement that they be tested every week if they travel through Auckland, fearing it could result in costly delays.

The government introduced… Audio

New Zealand Nurses Organisation kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says staff shortages in the profession is causing stress right as nurses try to respond to an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.

It comes after a… Audio

Among the requirements introduced by the government is for all essential workers crossing Auckland's boundary to have a Covid-19 test every seven days.

The announcement has been condemned by the Road… Audio

The former head of Auckland's water services says ratepayers face hikes in water charges that are wrong and unnecessary.

Water charges are forecast to double over the next decade, beginning with a 7… Audio

BBC journalist Sarah Rainsford has been told she's been banned for life from Russia, after more than 20 years reporting from Moscow.

She was stopped at the airport after returning from Belarus, where… Audio