Coronavirus

Families will soon be able to get rapid antigen tests from schools and early childhood centres.

The government is providing nearly a million RAT kits in a bid to keep education going as the Omicron… Audio

Bay of Islands businesses are getting ready to say haere mai to tourists.

In Paihia, where jobs and livelihoods are hanging by a thread, the earlier opening dates are just the news locals needed.

… Audio

Aotearoa is ready to welcome back the world, but how are they going to get here.

The number of international carriers coming into the country has slimmed down considerably since Covid hit.

In… Video, Audio

A stark warning from GPs today - a visit to the clinic is going to get more difficult as they face a major shortage.

The Royal College of General Practitioners says more medical students need to be… Audio

The welcome mat is out for tourists but it could be another four years before Aotearoa's back to pre-Covid visitor numbers.

And the industry says it will need extra financial help despite today's… Video, Audio

New Zealand is ready to welcome the world back - that's the message from the Prime Ministerial podium - as the country's reopening is accelerated.

The timeline for easing border restrictions has… Audio

Tourism operators are hopeful the border could be open in time for Aussies to eat our hot cross buns this Easter.

The Prime Minister is due to announce plans to fast-track the reopening of the border… Audio

Whangārei is on its own mission to bring people back into the CBD - its parking meters are out of action for the next six weeks in a bid to lure people back.

Omicron's keeping people away from… Video, Audio

Wellington businesses are being hit with another setback, just two weeks after the capital came to a standstill because of the anti-mandate protest at Parliament.

Locals told our reporter Soumya… Video, Audio

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The stampede is on for passports, but beware you may have to wait.

After two years of border restrictions, New Zealanders can now travel off shore and return without having to isolate, as long as… Video, Audio

The cost of taking a train, bus or ferry will soon be temporarily halved to help counter the rising cost of living but not all commuters expect to rake in the savings.

Public transport fares across… Audio

Stalling booster rates are worrying health chiefs, who say people shouldn't consider themselves fully vaccinated unless they've had their third dose.

The number of COVID-19 infections has edged up… Audio

With case numbers of Covid-19 on the decline in Auckland, there are hopes our biggest city may have passed the Omicron peak, with the rest of the country soon to follow.

But with at least 15,540 new… Audio

Some people with disabilities who usually have help at home are trying to manage on their own, as Covid-19 sweeps across Aotearoa.

The Disability Rights Commissioner is so concerned about the support… Audio

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The government has announced it is slashing fuel taxes and public transport fares will halve for three months, as the cost of petrol continues to soar.

The fuel excise is currently about 70 cents per… Video, Audio

Brace yourselves for a 'wicked perfect storm' says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine creates a global energy crisis.

In the last hour, the government has announced it's… Audio

The government has slashed the isolation requirements for Covid cases by almost a third - as the rapacious spread of Omicron threatens to grind businesses to a halt.

More than 22,000 new cases were… Audio

Isolation times for Covid cases is being cut from 10 days to seven.

It's to help keep the wheels turning around country as more people with the virus and their household contacts are stuck at home… Video, Audio