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TranzAlpine to resume Christchurch and Greymouth train service
Monday, 22 June 2020, 4:27 pm | RNZ
TranzAlpine train services will be running again between Christchurch and Greymouth next month, but the move has left supporters of Dunedin Railways fuming. More >>
PM's Press Conference - Cabinet extends cruise ship ban, mandatory tests for travellers
Monday, 22 June 2020, 4:20 pm | RNZ
The government is extending a ban on cruise ships and updating its health order to make clear that travellers may be required to take multiple tests, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Quarantine, Australian style: a five-star prison that takes its toll
Monday, 22 June 2020, 4:17 pm | RNZ
Opinion - Australia's version of 14 days of rigid quarantine to combat the spread of Covid-19 does the job, but is not recommended, Emily McLean writes. More >>
Megan Woods on beefing up border controls: 'We are determined to make this work'
Friday, 19 June 2020, 2:29 pm | RNZ
Megan Woods has vowed there will be "robust systems" in place to ensure the managed isolation and quarantine of returning New Zealanders, and there will be consequences for people who break those rules. More >>
One of two police officers shot in West Auckland dies from injuries
Friday, 19 June 2020, 2:20 pm | RNZ
One of the two police officers who was shot during a routine traffic stop in West Auckland this morning has died. More >>
No tsunami threat after 7.4 magnitude quake strikes
Friday, 19 June 2020, 9:43 am | RNZ
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck 700km off New Zealand's northeastern coast. More >>
Two new cases leaving isolation 'an unacceptable failure of the system' - Ardern
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 1:47 pm | RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the incident that saw two new Covid-19 cases leaving isolation "should never have happened and cannot be repeated". More >>
Todd Muller calls for Health Minister David Clark to be sacked
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 11:10 am | RNZ
Opposition leader Todd Muller has called for Health Minister David Clark to be sacked over the handling of quarantine exemptions after two new Covid-19 cases were revealed yesterday. More >>
Dr Ashley Bloomfield on two new Covid-19 cases in NZ
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 3:25 pm | RNZ
The Ministry of Health has confirmed two new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in New Zealand. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is expected to brief media at 3pm. Watch here: More >>
Engineers under pressure over wage cuts, job security
Monday, 15 June 2020, 11:26 am | RNZ
Consulting engineers say some government agencies are insisting that if firms cut staff pay to survive, they pass these cuts on as a cost saving on public projects. More >>
Covid-19 restrictions hit house sales in May
Monday, 15 June 2020, 11:25 am | RNZ
The number of houses sold last month almost halved as level 3 restrictions made it difficult to show properties, but median prices rose a seasonally adjusted 6.9 percent. More >>
First weekend at level 1 draws crowds to rugby - and emergency rooms
Monday, 15 June 2020, 11:23 am | RNZ
The first weekend at alert level 1 drew massive crowds of rugby fans to matches in Auckland and Dunedin - but hospital emergency departments across the country also felt the impact of the return to normality. More >>
Jacinda Ardern says removal of colonial statues the decision of communities
Monday, 15 June 2020, 10:49 am | RNZ
Jacinda Ardern has repeated her belief that what's happening in the United States is "horrifying" but stopped short of committing to raising it with the US Ambassador. More >>
National backtracks on 'Strike Force Raptor' police unit plans
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 10:21 am | RNZ
National is distancing itself from its controversial Strike Force Raptor proposal, saying it would not direct the police to set up such a unit if elected. More >>
Small tourism businesses ask for DOC fee relief
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 10:20 am | RNZ
Small tourism operators using Department of Conservation land say they have had to continue paying various fees despite losing nearly all their visitors. More >>
Spy tales: The asylum seekers who fled to New Zealand
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 10:18 am | RNZ
Earlier this week, there were reports that a former Russian spy was in New Zealand. Whatever the truth of that case, others have fled here in the past to escape security agencies - or to make up stories about their lives as spies. More >>
No new cases of Covid-19 for 18th day, but stricter border measures in place - Bloomfield
Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 4:07 pm | RNZ
From today people in managed isolation will not be allowed to apply for exemptions to attend funerals and tangihanga. More >>
Some students fail to return to school post-lockdown
Monday, 8 June 2020, 11:38 am | RNZ
Principals say schools have no idea where some of their students have gone since the lockdown and the Education Ministry has stepped in to help. More >>
Did retailers overpromise during lockdown?
Monday, 8 June 2020, 11:28 am | RNZ
Hundreds of people are still waiting to receive online orders they placed during lockdown, and some are struggling to get the refunds they're entitled to. More >>
Ex-Russian spy would be 'potential security problem' for NZ
Monday, 8 June 2020, 11:19 am | RNZ
New Zealand has a potential security problem on its hands if an ex-Russian spy who survived a poisoning in Britain is living here, a former UK ambassador to Russia says. More >>
