Amy Williams

As the number of New Zealanders returning home rises and 'no vacancy' signs go up at Auckland's quarantine hotels, the government has not ruled out looking further afield to set up managed isolation… Audio

The government has not ruled out looking further afield to set up managed isolation facilities, but with the school holidays fast approaching, there is concern locals may put off travelling. Bus loads… Audio

Meanwhile there is confusion over whether passengers will be required to wear masks on trans-Tasman flights or not.

Two sisters who tested positive for Covid-19 this week transitted through Brisbane… Audio

A war of words has broken out over claims newborn babies from two Māori families were to be uplifted from an Auckland Hospital.

A Māori trust and a senior health board member say they stopped Oranga… Audio

An independent review of Covid-19 clusters in aged care has found some rest homes were ill prepared for the impact of Covid-19 case, let alone an outbreak.

The Ministry of Health review, released… Audio

As the nation considers a move to level one, spare a thought for those who shopped online during lockdown and still haven't received what they ordered.

That's been the experience of hundreds of… Audio

News that online shopping will be available for some essential household and workplace items is bringing a sense of relief to people caught short or left with broken appliances during lockdown.

The… Audio

The country's first case of smuggled bear bile has gone through the courts - but it's far from the only example of trading in endangered wildlife New Zealand authorities are dealing with.  Audio

Droughts are likely to be declared in more regions as the big dry spreads further south and farmers continue to struggle with water shortages.

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says sprinklings of… Audio

A passenger who was on board the Cambodian cruise cut short by the cornavirus outbreak has arrived back in the country to find she did not need her temperature checked.

Fifteen New Zealand passengers… Audio

A dire shortage of family doctors in Northland mean locals are flooding into Whangarei Hospital's emergency department which can't cope either.

It's having to hand out vouchers for casual visits to… Audio

Friends of a cancer patient have rallied to rent billboards in Auckland to help raise funds for a cancer treatment he needs that's not funded in New Zealand.

Andrew Speir was diagnosed with an… Audio

A local leader says more frequent police patrols in Western Bay of Plenty will ease the community's fears after two shootings yesterday.

The police say a large number of shots were fired at a house… Audio

Hundreds of people are arriving in New Zealand every day on flights from China to New Zealand - but so far only one person has come forward to get a health check at the border.

Health staff are… Audio

Thousands of commuters in Auckland will have their ride home from work disrupted this evening as a third of the city's buses remain out of action due to a heated industrial dispute.

Drivers working… Video, Audio

Bus cancellations on routes operated by NZ Bus are going ahead in Auckland today after an eleventh hour meeting on Sunday night failed to solve a dispute between NZ Bus and the bus drivers' union.

… Audio

Firefighters were called out to 72 blazes last night all of them sparked by fireworks and most of them in Auckland.

The largest fires were on Mount Wellington and Mount Eden. Ben Hocking, who was… Audio

Local businesses in K Road are worried demolition work needed to make way for the new Karangahape Rd (K Rd) City Rail Link station will cost them money.

RNZ Reporter Amy Williams is on K Rd. Audio