Auckland

Police say a man pointed a gun at officers and the public multiple times during a police pursuit across several Auckland suburbs this morning.

Officers followed the car and its two occupants from… Audio

The Prime Minister says the government is giving full consideration to easing restrictions in Auckland, but the border will remain in place.

19 new community cases of Covid-19 have been reported… Audio

Worrying breaches of Auckland’s Level 4 border fired up the media this week - just as the Government prepared to green-light a risky shift to Level 3 in the supercity. Meanwhile the media also… Audio

The results were overwhelming when Research New Zealand asked Kiwis about what we should be doing to manage Covid-19, with nearly three-quarters of people (70%) saying they support lockdowns to… Audio

RNZ news reader Sarah Thomson on songs that stay in your life. Audio

Mental health podcast Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower returns soon! Video, Audio

Rugby legend Sir Bryan Williams made All Blacks rugby history as the first player of Pasifika blood to play in Apartheid-era South Africa in the early 1970s. He talks to Sonia Yee about the cultural… Audio

The first day of level three has brought back takeaways and click and collect across Auckland. But some businesses in the CBD are keeping their doors shut until level two as the city's workers remain… Video, Audio

The floodgates have opened and Aucklanders have hit the streets today - with 300,000 people back at work under alert level 3.

Baristas, burger flippers, builders and bikers stepped out today after… Video, Audio

Aucklanders should not expect their favourite cafe or restaurant to be open tomorrow, as previous level 3s have shown it is not worth it for some, the Restaurant Association says. 

Just over half of… Audio

It's a roll of the dice that could either eliminate Delta or send the country tumbling back into a strict lockdown.

From tomorrow, Auckland will move to level 3 after spending five weeks hunkered… Audio

Epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson discusses Auckland's move to Covid-19 alert level 3. Video, Audio

Auckland will move to alert level 3 from 11:59pm Tuesday, and will stay there for at least two weeks.

There were 22 new cases today, but health authorities say most new cases are linked to… Video, Audio

The government has announced Auckland will drop to Covid-19 alert level three from midnight Wednesday morning.

It will remain in those tight restrictions for at least two weeks.

The decision will be… Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff thinks the city should go down to alert level 3 this week to prevent lockdown fatigue.

Cabinet will decide today on whether to ease restrictions.

Phil Goff says elimination… Audio

Mediawatch looks at how the media zeroed in on our social cohesion this week - as the current lockdown in Auckland became the longest we've had so far. Also: Mediawatch talks to the BBC's Peter… Audio

The Waiuku company making fence posts from used plastics has expanded into vineyards, is doubling its production capacity, wants to build a South Island plant and is exporting to Australia. Audio

Rotorua is bracing for the prospect of school holidays without lucrative Auckland visitors if the supercity stays in super restrictive Covid-19 alert levels.

Auckland is in level 4 lockdown until at… Video, Audio