Jacinda Ardern

The heat is on the understaffed immigration service to process thousands of residency applications as employers cry out for labour.

Immigration New Zealand is being blamed for students and migrants… Audio

New Zealand has rolled out the welcome mat in Singapore - with the Prime Minister shamelessly plugging for tourists to come visit as our borders begin to re-open.

It's a key purpose of Jacinda… Audio

RNZ deputy editor Craig McCulloch joins Lisa Owen with the latest news from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's trip overseas, first landing in Singapore.

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The Prime Minister has been officially welcomed to Singapore as she kicks off her first overseas trip since the pandemic. Jacinda Ardern arrived in the country last night New Zealand time - after… Audio

The Prime Minister has touched down in Singapore - after clearing a pre-departure test - kicking off her first overseas trip in more than two years.

Jacinda Ardern arrived on the Boeing 757 at Changi… Audio

The Prime Minister will soon be starting her first full day of work away from New Zealand in more than two years.

Jacinda Ardern is in Singapore until Wednesday with trade and business leaders, and… Audio

In a marked shift in Aotearoa's contribution to the Ukraine, New Zealand is sending a Hercules and 50 soldiers to Europe to help distribute military aid.

It's being described as the country's biggest… Audio

The Prime Minister says expelling the Russian Ambassador remains an option, but it's not the most impactful action New Zealand can take to condemn the Russian invasion.

MPs are debating whether they… Audio

The Prime Minister is warning this is only the first wave of Omicron and there will be more waves and new variants coming.

Cabinet ministers will today decide whether Covid-19 restrictions should be… Audio

New Zealanders remain polarised over the lifting of the mandates, with the latest survey from Research New Zealand showing that over one quarter of all respondents (27%) are "unhappy" with the lifting… Audio

An international politics expert says New Zealand should be pouring more into regional security in the Pacific, rather than shying away from it.

New Zealand and Australia have been sounding the alarm… Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister will be jetting off to the Pacific today, to try strengthen our ties with our Pacific whanaunga.

Nanaia Mahuta's trip could not be more timely, coming days after… Audio

Protesters, polling and political pressure - all three are being credited for the Government's withdrawal of vaccine mandates and passes.

The Prime Minister says that is not the case - she says it's… Audio

The future of Covid management has just been revealed: the traffic light system will stay, with some changes, but vaccine passes and some mandates will soon be dropped.

Māni Dunlop recaps Prime… Audio

The Prime Minister says Covid-19 mandates and vaccine passes are no longer as necessary as they once were.

Today, Cabinet will discuss potential changes to restrictions - with announcements to come… Audio

Covid-19 restrictions look set to be relaxed in the coming weeks as the Omicron outbreak plateaus and the border begins to reopen.

Cabinet is meeting today to review mandates, vaccine passes and the… Audio

New Zealand is ready to welcome the world back - that's the message from the Prime Ministerial podium - as the country's reopening is accelerated.

The timeline for easing border restrictions has… Audio

Brace yourselves for a 'wicked perfect storm' says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine creates a global energy crisis.

In the last hour, the government has announced it's… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet is set to discuss cutting the excise tax on fuel.

"We're discussing this today and we will move very quickly to speak to it soon after. But I do want to… Audio