Katie Scotcher

Jo Moir, who has been on the road with ACT this week, and Katie Scotcher who's been with National, speak with Jane Patterson about what has been happening with the election campaign. Audio

There's been a notable lift in Judith Collins' spirits following last night's political leaders debate with Labour leader, Jacinda Ardern.

That's despite last night's 1News Colmar Brunton poll, which… Audio

National leader Judith Collins is continuing to bat off questions about her party's $4 billion error in its flagship economic plan.

Ms Collins was back campaigning in Auckland today, visiting… Audio

Less than two weeks after giving their parting shots in the adjournment debate, MPs will be back in Parliament today after the Prime Minister yesterday announced the election was to be delayed until… Audio

Disgraced former Minister Iain Lees-Galloway is adamant he didn't spend public money to keep up the affair that later got him sacked.

The outgoing MP returned to Parliament last night to give his… Audio

A 6-year-old Korean boy hasn't been able to attend school for months because Covid-19 border restrictions have left him without a legal guardian in the country.

Rules for international students… Audio

An intensive care doctor is outraged health officials are giving helicopter rescue trusts a daily list of Covid-19 patients, saying it's completely unnecessary.

The National MP Hamish Walker resigned… Audio

A leading public health expert is backing the opposition's attack on Covid-19 border controls, saying a rigorous system is a matter of life or death.

It comes as the government unveils its plan to… Audio

The minister overseeing isolation facilities is challenging National MP Michael Woodhouse to prove his claim that a homeless man snuck into an isolation hotel and stayed there 14 days.

The minister… Audio

Green MP and Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter is blaming the Transport Agency for the stalemate over Auckland's light rail project which means it won't go ahead before the election.

The… Audio

Green Party co-leader and government minister James Shaw admits he's always disappointed in New Zealand First, after RNZ revealed the coalition partner won't support Auckland light rail before the… Audio

The Auckland light rail project looks dead in the water for now, with coalition partner New Zealand First refusing to back it before the election.

The promise to build light rail from downtown… Audio

The Auckland light rail project looks dead in the water with coalition partner New Zealand First refusing to back it before the election.

The National Party says the Government has broken a key… Audio

A strong 5.8 magnitude earthquake centred near Levin rattled people right across the lower North Island this morning.

RNZ's reporter Katie Scotcher spoke to Māni Dunlop from Foxton in Horowhenua. Audio

A significant earthquake has been felt across the lower North Island on Monday morning.

The magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just before 8am and was centred 25km north of Levin at a depth of 46km.

RNZ… Audio

It was another bad poll result for National Party leader Simon Bridges last night ahead of today's leadership vote.

The One News/Colmar Brunton poll laid bare the scale of Bridges' popularity… Audio

The manager of small Taihape cafe fears the economic Covid-19 chaos will force him to lay off staff before any return of overseas visitors can begin.

Le cafe Telephonique, like most businesses in the… Audio

It's the first morning of Alert Level 2 after nearly seven weeks of strict lockdown protocols in New Zealand.

This means most people can go back to work with almost all businesses except for bars… Audio

A doctors' union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to seven of its staff contracting Covid-19.

Staff from Waitakere Hospital tested positive for the… Audio