Jake Mc Kee

A growing number of young New Zealanders are heading overseas: sick of waiting for the pandemic to end and preparing to roll the dice with Covid-19.

Migration figures show there have been more people… Audio

Wannabe homeowners are locking up their lives to try to increase their chances of getting a mortgage.

Banks are now tougher to convince with potential mortgage applicants now having to reveal more… Audio

The red light has been turned on to stamp out the virus, but it's also stamped out visitors to CBD's around the country.

Cities like Auckland and Christchurch have been deserted as people hunker down… Audio

The Government's being urged to invest more in water safety education after another deadly year.

The latest provisional report from Water Safety New Zealand shows 74 drownings last year - the same as… Audio

20 days and 2, 400 hectares: the fire at Kaimaumau in the Far North is still burning. It's massive but fire crews are confident the tide is turning slowly. And as the days drag on, there are important… Audio

Three people died in separate water-related incidents across the North Island on Tuesday, including a child who drowned in Northland's Kai Iwi Lakes.

Another person died after getting into difficulty… Audio

Protestors have returned to the Beehive to make themselves heard about a raft of Covid-19 related issues. 

No to vaccination and more freedom they pleaded, marching from Wellington's Civic Square to… Video, Audio

Protestors against the vaccine mandate are now en route to Parliament after gathering to hear speeches at Wellington's Civic Square.

RNZ reporter Jake McKee updates Māni Dunlop on the protests. 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

Renting a home is getting more expensive, particularly in Hawke's Bay where rent prices have increased 20.4 percent in a year.

Massey University's latest Rental Report shows a 9.4 percent rent… Audio

Fire and Emergency is urging double-vaccinated people to train up as new volunteer firefighters to help fill a void created by the unvaccinated.

A Covid-19 vaccine mandate is now in place for… Audio

The potential spread of Covid-19 in apartments, particularly ones without windows that open, is raising alarm.

The Ministry of Health has released specific guidance for sick people self-isolating in… Audio

Auckland's months-long Covid-19 lockdown means gay men in Auckland are no longer eligible for subsidised access to a commonly-used safe sex drug. Jake McKee reports. Audio

A new start up in the capital is trying to fill the almost-empty cars that clog New Zealand's roads at rush hour.

Our reporter Jake McKee and cameraman Angus Dreaver gave carpooling a spin.

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Wellington city's become the first area to hit the golden 90 percent double dosed mark, but surrounding suburbs have some serious catching up to do.

The latest suburb breakdown has two Porirua… Audio

Christmas is typically a time for family and friends to get together - but what if some of your loved ones aren't vaccinated? People up and down New Zealand are discussing what they should do during… Audio

Christmas is still more than a month away, but food is flying off shelves as kitchen whizz's prepare early for the holiday season.

Shipping delays that have been around since the start of the… Audio

People against Covid-19 vaccines and vaccination mandates are using a leaked email address to abuse Countdown supermarket.

The email was set up to seek staff feedback on a proposal to require all the… Audio

Angry scenes have arrived at the door of democracy in the capital today, with thousands of protesters marching to Parliament.

Their motive was unclear - some angry at lockdowns, the vaccine and… Video, Audio