Max Towle

A fifth community case of Covid-19 has been found in north-west Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria. Health officials have just announced new restrictions will be introduced this evening… Audio

Samoa's majority party is celebrating its elevation to Government but the constitutional turmoil is far from owner. The minority HRPP party says yesterday's swearing-in was not lawful and disgraced… Audio

The creation of an aged-care commissioner in the Government's Budget is being welcomed by those wanting systemic change in the way our older people are cared for. Grey Power is among those… Audio

Women in Auckland will have early access to a new cervical cancer self-screening test before it's funded nationally in two years. The screening allows women to test themselves for the cancer-causing… Audio

An investigation is underway at a Northland dairy farm where two men were found dead after a shooting this morning. Officers were called to the scene in Awarua, south of Kaikohe, just after seven… Audio

Violent waves continue to batter the Coromandel coast - flooding roads and damaging coastline structures over the past 24 hours. Civil Defence Coromandel's area manager Garry Towler says there… Audio

Samoa's constitutional crisis deepens today. Max Towle discusses the situation in Samoa with Auckland University's associate professor of Pacific Studies, Damon Salesa. Audio

A constitutional crisis continues to spiral in Samoa. The party which won a majority at last month's election, the FAST party, has been trying to get parliament to sit today, so they could be sworn… Audio

Doctors Without Borders says the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening every day, and it's getting harder to help. Israel continues to fire a barrage of rockets and mortars into Gaza - where more… Audio

A flotilla of waka have arrived at Tauranga Harbour - kicking off the first national waka hourua festival. These are the traditional double-hulled canoes on which people explored the Pacific Ocean and… Audio

Maori and Pasifika over 55 years old have been getting their first Covid-19 vaccinations in the Hutt Valley this morning. RNZ Pacific's Koroi Hawkins has been there and joins Max Towle in the… Audio

Public hospitals in the Waikato region are into their second day without IT systems following a major ransomware cyber attack early yesterday morning. The DHB believes the attack came from an email… Audio

Public hospitals in the Waikato region are into their second day without IT systems following a major ransomware cyber attack early yesterday morning. The DHB believes the attack came from an email… Audio

Justice campaigners are hopeful the Ombudsman's investigation into the Department of Corrections will help figure out why so little has changed after countless critical reports and recommendations… Audio

Farmers and food growers are worried immigration changes will leave them in the lurch when it comes to harvesting, picking and milking. The government says the skilled migrant category will be reset… Audio

People are gathering to protest the Napier City Council's decision not to implement Māori wards in time for next year's local elections. Councils have until the 21st of May to decide whether they will… Audio

The first flight from New Zealand to the Cook Islands should be landing any time now - marking the beginning of a long-awaited two-way travel bubble. There'll soon be daily flights - but that's well… Audio

The Auckland Council wants to spend an extra $5.6 billion on transport, housing and climate action, as part of what it's calling a 10 year recovery budget. The council has around a $500 million fiscal… Audio

Europe's governing football body, UEFA, has held an emergency meeting to address a move by 12 of Europe's top football clubs moving to compete in a new Super League. Max Towle discusses the issues… Audio

The defence in the Derek Chauvin trial has rested, and closing arguments are expected next week. Today, Derek Chauvin told the Minneapolis court he would not testify about his actions in regards to… Audio