Katie Todd

With managed isolation set to be scaled back over the coming months, staff who've been running the facilities for the past two years fear their wages could be about to drop too.

There are currently… Audio

Nearly two years after Aotearoa's borders slammed shut, they're finally set to open again.

Missed weddings, funerals, births and everything in between - it's been an excruciating wait for many.

But… Audio

Families enduring five-week MIQ stays after testing positive for Covid-19, are among the voices calling for a shift to self-isolation for returnees.

Some are purposely trying to make each other sick… Audio

The government has chosen a light rail option linking downtown Auckland to the Airport. The plan will see a partially above and below ground rail link from the Wynyard Quarter to the airport, with 18… Audio

Private suppliers of Rapid Antigen Tests have lashed out at the government's interference with their orders.

The government plans to increase the number of tests available to the public ahead of an… Audio

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki is appearing before the High Court in Auckland trying to get out of jail.

Tamaki has been in remand at Mt Eden Prison in Auckland for breaching lockdown rules in… Audio

City streets are already starting to empty out, as people return to working from home and brace for Omicron.

There were 10 new cases of the variant on Tuesday - in Auckland, Palmerston North, Nelson… Audio

Health experts are grappling with questions about how Omicron will spread through New Zealand, and when the peak might arrive.

There are predictions 15 percent of the workforce could be out of action… Audio

The unwanted arrival of Omicron appears to have spurred on the country's Covid vaccine rollout, with the number of booster doses ticking over one million today.

Other people are bringing their… Audio

New Zealand's in the red light setting; with the highly infectious Covid variant Omicron circulating in Auckland, and possibly in the Nelson-Marlborough region.

The government is encouraging everyone… Audio

Doctors and nurses are stocked up, schooled-up and bracing for an influx as close to half a million primary school children get ready for a special paediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

From today… Audio

Police have launched a homicide investigation after confirming a man was shot and killed at an address in Mt Roskill.

At around 9.30pm on Thursday, Police were notified of an incident at an address… Audio

There has been a serious incident in the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill.

Reporter Katie Todd was at the scene on Glass Road. Audio

Pharmacies have been swamped with demand for rapid antigen Covid-19 tests, by Aucklanders wanting to leave the city without a vaccine pass.

Despite the Ministry of Health dispatching 250,000 testing… Audio

People planning New Years celebrations in Auckland are hailing the city's next step towards freedom, just in time to bid goodbye - or maybe good riddance - to 2021.

The city will be joining the rest… Audio

The man who murdered police officer Matthew Hunt and tried to kill his colleague has been jailed for life - with a minimum non parole period of 27 years.

Eli Epiha shot at the two officers in a West… Audio

The man who murdered police constable Matthew Hunt is due to be sentenced in the High Court in Auckland this morning.

Eli Epiha opened fire with a semi-automatic on two officers on duty in a West… Audio

Tai Tokerau Border Control says it will work hard to keep traffic moving at two Northland checkpoints this summer but one local mayor and the police union say they won't work and are a waste of… Audio

A small number of New Zealanders are still taking overseas holidays, returning via managed isolation

That's despite the demise of the Australian and the Cook Islands travel bubbles and continued… Audio

As you heard there, Aucklanders are out of lockdown, more than 100 days since Delta was detected in the region.

Cafes are open, the lines at fast food joints are long, and perhaps, there are some… Audio