Max Towle

A WHO advisor and Australian professor of epidemiology fears the Delta outbreak in Sydney will go on and on - or worse, that state leaders will just give up trying to fight it. A lockdown in greater… Audio

An Olympic sprinter from Belarus is refusing to fly home, citing fears for her safety after she criticised her coaches.

She was due to compete in the women's 200-metre event, but complained on social… Audio

Daily Covid-19 cases in Fiji are back over a thousand - and there is such sustained pressure on frontline workers and the health system - that the latter really is cracking right now.

There are about… Audio

One of the UK's most outspoken and controversial media personalities will be deported from Australia and won't appear as planned on the country's Big Brother reality TV series.

Katie Hopkins was… Audio

About 40 percent of Australia's population is back under lockdown after Covid-19 outbreaks in multiple states.

This morning, Victorians began their fifth lockdown of the pandemic.

But it's New South… Audio

An indigenous woman says her experience in the forced residential school system for indigenous people in Canada made her ashamed to be brown.

Geraldine Shingoose says she has cried every day since… Audio

Canada is being forced to reckon with historic abuse and mistreatment of indigenous people - particularly children who attended mostly Roman Catholic residential schools which were mandatory for… Audio

The flow and quality of the Colorado River is under immense stress, amid drought and intensive water use. From Colorado, the river runs through several states including Utah, Arizona and California… Audio

A red light has been put on green flights for kiwis stuck in Sydney as cases surged there again today.

The New South Wales government announced 44 new community cases, up from yesterday's 14-month… Audio

The weight of Sydney's Covid-19 crisis is starting to really hit home. New South Wales has detected 38 new local cases, 11 of which had been infectious in the community for some time.

The daily tally… Audio

The lockdown in greater Sydney is being extended for a week, as the Covid-19 situation shows little sign of easing.

Twenty-seven new cases have been detected in New South Wales today - only 13 of… Video, Audio

A polar blast is about to sweep across the country. You can also expect some heavy snow, rain or strong winds, depending on where you are. MetService meteorologist,

Meteorologist Peter Little, spoke… Audio

Horowhenua residents are being asked to continue conserving water for the next 24 to 48 hours after heavy rain at the weekend put huge pressure on water treatment plants in the region.

Max Towle… Audio

Samoa's Supreme Court has ruled that a swearing-in ceremony held by the country's FAST party last month was illegal.

The FAST party, which won the controversial election back in April, held the… Audio

In Australia, millions of people are currently under lockdown or tough restrictions, after a day of Covid chaos.

Thirty new cases were detected in New South Wales, while an outbreak in the Northern… Audio

Health officials are encouraging Wellingtonians who are feeling a little under the weather to go and get a Covid test to help ensure the city is free of the virus.

So far there have been no positive… Audio

Widespread sexual harrassment, and 20 instances of rape, have been uncovered in a survey of students at Christchurch Girls' High School.

The principal believes the survey only shows a fraction of the… Audio

Central Sydney is heading into a lockdown, a day after officials declared one wasn't needed.

Twenty-two new cases have been announced in New South Wales today - the sharpest one-day rise during this… Audio

To Mid-Canterbury, where flood-hit farmers and regional leaders are making their case to the Prime Minister for more support and a second bridge, as she tours through the region. The flooding in late… Audio