Guyon Espiner
Covid-19: Auckland shops reopen for step 2
It's Auckand's first day of level 3, step 2.
Shops are once again opening their doors but with extra pandemic measures in place.
Reporter Chen Liu was out and about, and spoke to Guyon Espiner about… Audio
Detective on police trying to assume people's online identities
A police spokesperson says officers have been asking people to sign away their social media and email passwords for police use for almost 10 years.
RNZ has revealed police are trying to take over the… Audio
Kiwi-tracking kids witness baby boom on Kaitake maunga
A group of Taranaki school children enjoying a crash course in kiwi tracking in Te Papakura o Taranaki, Egmont National Park, have been let in on a secret.
Five pairs of the national bird released… Audio
Covid-19: Tension between regional mayors and Wellington over information sharing
Tensions between community leaders and Wellington bureaucrats are growing - as Covid-19 cases continue to spread.
One North Island mayor has been left off the district health board's heads up on… Audio
Road between Otaki and Levin 'notorious' - Mayor
Police still haven't said how many people have died in the crash that closed part of State Highway 1 north of Wellington for several hours. The crash, involving a truck and another vehicle, just south… Audio
Lawyers concerned police taking over online identities
Lawyers are concerned a police tactic to take over the online identities of suspects and defendants is being used to target the vulnerable.
Defence lawyers alerted RNZ to a form the police are using… Audio
Covid-19: Bookshop dusting off covers for store re-opening
In central Auckland, a second-hand bookshop is dusting off a mountain of titles for customers to flip through.
Hard to Find Bookshop founder Warwick Jordan is the founder runs his shop tucked away in… Audio
Ōtara retailers unsure level 3, step 2 can save businesses
It's the first day of level 3, step 2, in Auckland and shops are once again opening their doors but with extra pandemic measures in place.
Ōtara store owners are gearing up to welcome customers, but… Audio
Covid-19: Event organisers welcome insurance scheme
Organisers of large events are welcoming a government scheme that would cover 90 percent of unrecoverable costs for big-ticket festivals, if they have to be cancelled or postponed due to Covid-19… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 10 November 2021
he Prime Minister is refusing to say how long vaccine mandates are going to be in force, some Western Bay of Plenty schools might not be able to open with the number of unvaccinated teachers, police… Audio
COP26: Work underway on international carbon market
A new international carbon market has been on the table since the Paris Agreement in 2015 but it has never been signed off.
Now, Negotiators at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow are working… Audio
Covid-19: Protest causes trouble at Auckland border
A protest has caused traffic delays on Auckland's northern border at Te Hana.
Police say protesters have gathered at the northern side of the border and as a result State Highway 1 was blocked for a… Audio
Political movers and shakers on Auckland restrictions
So how are Aucklanders feeling about the latest government move?
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson, the National Party's Tamaki MP Simon O'Connor and Māori Party spokesperson John Tamihere spoke… Audio
Covid-19: NZ Nurses Organisation on remote support for patients
The pandemic has stretched our nursing workforce - whether it be to the MIQ front line, to mass testing or vaccinating.
Now they have to devote resources to the thorny task of "remote support" for… Audio
Covid-19: Air NZ bans unvaccinated, untested passengers
Summer travellers will need to be fully vaccinated or receive a negative Covid-19 test to fly domestically with Air New Zealand from mid-December.
The change will apply to passengers 12 years or… Audio
Covid-19: Northland iwi fear level 2 arriving too early
Iwi leaders in Northland say the gates into the region should stay shut until its population is at least 95 percent vaccinated.
The northern part of Te Tai Tokerau will move back down to Alert Level… Audio
Covid-19: Moving to traffic light system too soon risky - modeller
Aucklanders can expect to move out of lockdown into the traffic light system in just three weeks - but one Covid-19 modeller warns that's risky.
The Prime Minister said on Monday there is a "strong… Audio
Covid-19: German infections reach new high, ICUs could reach capacity within weeks
Europe is being hit by what's being called a "fourth wave" of the pandemic - despite a successful rollout of vaccines.
Germany recorded last week record-high numbers of infections, close to 40,000… Audio
Covid-19: Waikato mayor frustrated region isn't at alert level 2
Waikato District's mayor is frustrated the region wasn't considered for a shift down in Covid-19 alert levels.
The region is currently at Alert Level 3, step 2 with restrictions to be reviewed next… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 9 November 2021
A Covid-positive man was forced to sleep in his car for six days because he couldn't safely isolate at home, Aucklanders could be just three weeks from entering the traffic light system, domestic… Audio