Leeann Watson

Kiwis travelling to the UK on a youth mobility visa will soon be able to stay there for three years, instead of two.

The deal was reached last year - but has been brought forward to start from July.

After a decade without a premier sports and music venue, Christchurch will finally get a new stadium.

The City Council voted yesterday to approve $683 million contract for the city's planned Te Kaha… Audio

As Christchurch ratepayers have their say on the future of the city's beleaguered new stadium project, the Prime Minister has made it clear there'll be no more money from central government. The… Audio

Even after the government announced it was relaxing Covid restrictions on Wednesday, business leaders responded with a familiar call for more freedom. But looser restrictions haven't shored up their… Audio

The Reserve Bank is hiking the OCR for the second time in two months. The Official Cash Rate is up by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75 percent - the highest rate since February last year.

The… Audio

A traffic light Christmas is on the way, but freedoms will depend on the level of vaccination.

So what can the South Island expect?

Timonthy Brown reports. Audio

Delta has reached Christchurch, and a snap lockdown has not been ruled out after two unvaccinated people tested positive overnight.

The two are from the same household, neither are vaccinated. One… Audio

Business leaders say while quarantine-free travel for South Islanders to Australia is encouraging, it'll have little impact without the arrangement being a two-way street.

From Wednesday, travellers… Audio

As the borders stay shut and lockdowns go on, companies that are already dealing with losses are facing another problem - growing leave balances for staff.

Untaken leave is a liability on company… Audio

Applications open next week for the government's home self-isolation pilot. 150 spots are available for businesses wanting to send staff on overseas trips, and cellphone facial and fingerprint… Audio

All around the country south and north of Auckland, Delta Level 2 kicks at one minute to midnight tonight. Who will be up first? The street cleaners, the bakers, the movers and shakers? The Canterbury… Audio

There is a sense of frustration from many businesses across New Zealand, with the longer lockdown - especially when no Covid-19 cases have been detected in the south island yet.

Brett O'Riley, from… Audio

News the alert level 4 lockdown is being extended surprised few in the Covid-19 free regions.

RNZ reporters - practising good physical distancing measures - have been taking the pulse of the nation.

How the physical, mental, emotional and financial aftershocks of Christchurch's deadly earthquake which claimed 185 lives, are still being felt 10 years on. Audio

A new pop-up testing centre will open today in Christchurch after a second worker at the Sudima managed isolation facility tested positive for Covid-19.

The testing centre will be in the Princess… Audio

Dust has barely settled on the Labour Party's election triumph but some in the business sector are already urging fresh policies to fuel economic growth.

Critics of Labour's campaign say it was light… Audio

Businesses in Christchurch warn the worst of the economic fallout from coronavirus is yet to come.

Early estimates suggest there could be up to 36,500 job losses in the city over the coming year.

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