Megan Woods

The New Zealand government has announced its first agreement to purchase a Covid-19 vaccine.

The deal secures New Zealand enough doses of the drug for 750-thousand people.

But before that vaccine… Audio

Work is underway to get power generated at the Manapouri hydro dam in Southland to the rest of the country.

Rio Tinto announced in July it would close its Southland-based Tiwai Point aluminium… Audio

The government says despite ramping up security at managed isolation facilities, it never anticipated people absconding via fourth floor windows.

The latest managed isolation escapee created a rope… Audio

Labour has pledged to keep the lights on at Tiwai Point, despite earlier indicating it's a sunset industry.

Leader Jacinda Ardern and energy spokesperson Megan Woods visited Invercargill to pitch… Audio

The government has announced hundreds of new carparks it hopes will solve the ongoing issues at Christchurch Hospital.

Parking was significantly reduced after the earthquakes - forcing patients… Video, Audio

Political parties are now back into full campaign mode after an initial false start.

The 52nd Parliament officially dissolved yesterday- a crucial milestone in kicking-off the general election.

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No negative Covid test, no entry, no exemptions and no excuses under the National Party announcement today, which would stop anyone coming into the country who had tested positive for Covid-19.

The… Audio

The government has announced plans for upgraded security at isolation hotels. Enhanced CCTV capabilities will feature a thermal imaging system which would trigger an alarm if a returnee broke out. The… Audio

The government is battling Covid-19 on multiple fronts.

Numbers are growing in what could be come the biggest Covid-19 cluster yet, there's a mystery transmission case, and police checkpoints in… Audio

People returning to NZ for short term trips will have to stump up $3100 for their managed isolation, but Kiwis headed home permanently will not.

The government announced the proposal on Wednesday… Audio

New Zealanders who enter the country temporarily, or who leave after planned regulations come into force will be charged for managed isolation, the government has announced.

The Minister responsible… Video, Audio

New Zealanders coming home for a holiday, or those coming back from trips overseas will have to stump up for their Covid-19 managed isolation costs.

The government has announced it will only impose… Video, Audio

A white elephant, a waste of money and in the wrong place anyway.

That's the hot take from industry experts on a proposal to spend billions of dollars on a huge hydro scheme at Lake Onslow in the… Audio

The Minister in Charge of Managed Isolation, Megan Woods, says the escape of a family of five from a Hamilton hotel was not a failing on the part of the isolation system.

A family of five fled a… Audio

The government says its proposed "pumped storage battery" at Lake Onslow in Central Otago could mean New Zealand would be among the few countries in the world with a fully renewable electricity… Audio

The Government has announced the providers for the first 100 houses it will offer under its $400-million Progressive Home Ownership scheme.

The Housing Foundation in Auckland and the Queenstown Lakes… Audio

Cabinet will discuss whether or not to charge returning New Zealanders for quarantine today but a final decision on any payment is unlikely.

The National Party says if it wins election in September… Audio

The Government has ruled out housing managed isolation and quarantine facilities in Queenstown and Invercargill. Our Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown has more. Audio

The closure of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has raised concerns over what it will mean for the thousands of tonnes of potentially toxic waste stored in the small Southland town of Mataura.  Audio

Southlanders have been thrown into turmoil with Rio Tinto's announcment today it will wind down the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter resulting in the direct loss of almost 1,000 jobs and another 1,600… Audio