Andrew Mc Rae

The first group of people evacuated out of Afghanistan during the dramatic takeover by the Taliban, will be released from MIQ over the next few days.

The New Zealand Defence Force managed to get 370… Audio

New Zealand is split along Covid-19 lines from level 2 to level 4.

RNZ reporters hit the streets to see what it was like. Audio

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark is calling on people to pressure their local MP about Afghanistan.

As well as the dramatic return to power by the Taliban, the country faces severe food shortages… Audio

As the world continues to battle Covid-19 and New Zealand is in the midst of another lockdown, a pandemic that struck over 100-years ago is in part being highlighted in an exhibition at the National… Audio

Auckland's southern boundary is closed off to most travellers once again, after Alert Level 3 began for most of the country.

Reporter Andrew McRae spoke to Susie Ferguson from State Highway 1 at the… Audio

New Zealand is once again officially divided along Covid-19 lines.

The country south of Auckland is now in lockdown level three and police checkpoints at five locations on the city's southern… Audio

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has apologised for wrongly requesting passports from Pacific people in line for a Covid-19 vaccine.

While there's no requirement to show ID to get a vaccine… Audio

More than 500 people in Afghanistan eligible to come to New Zealand may be left to their own fate as the overnight bombing at Kabul Airport puts an end to further Defence Force evacuation flights.

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The country's biggest port, in Tauranga, has reported a better-than-expected profit. RNZ's business editor Gyles Beckford reports on news from the business sector, including a market update.  Audio

Time is quickly running out for anyone desperate to escape Afghanistan.

MFAT says its ability to help individuals on the ground is very limited and no new requests for visas are being accepted.

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Career fairs in the Covid-19 era are going online. Students of engineering, construction, business, technology, and health are all being given the chance to virtually connect with employers. Ten… Audio

Afghan people living in this country are calling for extensive support for people being evacuated out of Kabul once they arrive in New Zealand.

Time is running out as the Taliban are insisting all… Audio

Health authorities have been tracking down six people who were in an open walkway while the person with the earliest identified case of the Delta variant was in the lobby of the Crowne Plaza Hotel MIQ… Video, Audio