Jacinda Ardern

Opposition parties are demanding the Government be more transparent about the case of an accused terrorist headed for New Zealand.

Cabinet ministers have agreed to accept Suhayra Aden and her two… Audio

The government is looking at rejigging MIQ so it can make space for more people coming back from New South Wales.

New Zealanders in Australia have until Friday to get on a flight back, before the… Audio

RNZ analysis estimates that 20 percent of New Zealanders in group 3 nationwide have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Just 12 percent of group 3 have been fully inoculated.

Corin… Audio

The Government says the trans-Tasman bubble won't reopen until it's "comfortable" community transmission in Australia is contained.

Quarantine free travel is being paused for at least eight weeks as… Audio

At 1.30 today the Prime Minister announced there would be a pause on all quarantine free travel with Australia for eight weeks. We spoke to Professor Michael Baker about that decision. Audio

Whakaari / White Island tourism companies charged with breaching health and safety laws have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funding since the tragedy.

Most of the money has come… Audio

New Zealand will host a video conference with the globe's heavy-hitters overnight - bringing together the leaders of Apec to discuss the Covid-19 crisis.

The meeting has been billed as extraordinary… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is backing the call to allow New Zealanders stuck in New South Wales to come home without having to pay for managed isolation and quarantine.

Currently anyone who needs… Audio

It will be compulsory for port and airport workers to be vaccinated from Thursday, as the government seeks to sure-up its Covid-19 defences. Currently, the mandatory vaccination rule applies to… Audio

The National Party is urging the Government to share any information its intelligence agencies have on the treatment of Uyghur people in China.

It comes after Labour MP Louisa Wall doubled down on… Audio

With the Covid-19 vaccine roll out fast approaching a critical ramp up phase, GPs, pharmacies and schools are urging the Government to detail how they will be involved.

A million doses of the Pfizer… Audio

Quarantine-free travel will resume with Western Australia and Northern Territory from midnight Friday, and New Zealanders from New South Wales and Queensland will be able to fly home despite those… Audio

Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones join Kathryn to look at whether the PM has made a misstep over hate speech, is it part of a desire to speed up action on some changes - and what are the risks in that?

A shipment of 150,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine has arrived in the country - two days ahead of schedule - and will be distributed among District Health Boards from today.

The shipment, which is the… Audio

The Chinese Embassy has hit back at claims spies are infiltrating New Zealand universities, calling the accusations groundless and hearsay.

University lecturers in Chinese politics and history have… Audio

Compulsory QR scanning and more mask wearing could be on the cards as Cabinet weighs up its options.

The government has been under pressure to make more Covid-19 measures mandatory, after an… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she hopes opposition parties will engage in a meaningful debate over proposed changes to the country's hate speech laws.

The Government wants to introduce harsher… Audio

Tourism businesses, suffering due to the pause in the Australia travel bubble, will not be eligible for any government assistance.

The Australian school holidays start today and are traditionally one… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is encouraging Wellingtonians to wear a mask, but won't be requiring it, as the city hopes to stave off community transmission of Covid-19.

A person who later… Audio

Fiji was once first in line for a travel bubble with New Zealand and Australia, but now the Pacific island nation is grappling with an escalating Covid-19 crisis. Audio