Mani Dunlop

The second day of sentencing for the mosque attack gunman is underway at the High Court in Christchurch.

Today, more victims are sharing their harrowing stories of suffering in their victim impact… Audio

Anxieties have been running higher among the general public since the increase in alert levels almost two weeks ago.

Māni Dunlop spoke to Victoria University clinical psychologist, Dougal Sutherland.

There's some relief among bus drivers that masks will become mandatory for passengers come Monday, with anxieties running high among workers.

The Prime Minister announced that from Monday, masks must… Audio

The High Court in Wellington has been told it's unfair that 16 and 17-year-olds don't have the ability to vote in elections.

Make It Sixteen, a youth-led campaign, has taken its case to the High… Audio

The Children's Commissioner is calling for the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be raised from 10 to 14 years of age.

A report released today has found long-standing deficiencies in the way… Audio

The road contractor Higgins has been fined $270,000 and ordered to pay reparations of almost $500,000 over a crash that left three of its road workers dead.

An investigation by Worksafe found that… Audio

A Public Health expert is calling for Auckland to stay in Alert Level 3 for another week.

Cabinet will today make the call on whether the Level 3 restrictions in Auckland, and level 2 in the rest of… Audio

The sentencing of the mosque gunman has begun amid heavy security at the High Court in Christchurch.  

In March, Brenton Tarrant admitted 51 murders, 40 attempted murders and one charge of terrorism… Audio

The health of Maori and Pasifika asthma patients can be significantly improved by a simplified treatment, a study has found.

Illness and death from asthma is alarmingly high among the group, but… Audio

Māori leaders in Te Tai Tokerau have put in place mobile patrols to alleviate anxiety among the northern communities.

Iwi had planned to put in place a checkpoint north of Whangarei after concerns… Audio

New Zealand's Alert Level settings are not likely to change today, travel restrictions in and out of Auckland will remain in place over the weekend.

That means police checkpoints at the Tāmaki… Audio

A health advocate for New Zealand's Asian community says the government needs to urgently address the growing decline in mental health among our country's Asian population.

Figures released today… Audio

The current Covid-19 lockdown restrictions have been under discussion at a Cabinet meeting this morning - but there's not likely to be a decision on the Alert Levels until Monday.

At the moment… Audio

The lockdown in Tāmaki Makaurau has increased pressure on services trying to find housing for young homeless people. Lifewise says in the last lockdown, huge resources were put in to getting rough… Audio

There are fears that child poverty will continue to worsen in Porirua - and its Mayor is calling for urgent action. The Porirua City Council released its status report looking into the trends in the… Audio

The government has announced plans for upgraded security at isolation hotels. Enhanced CCTV capabilities will feature a thermal imaging system which would trigger an alarm if a returnee broke out. The… Audio

The National Party wants a Border Protection Agency, Te Korowai Whakamaru, to oversee and manage Covid-19 and other public health threats at the border. It also wants compulsory contact tracing for… Audio

The North and South rugby game is again in doubt with the Auckland-based players yet to receive government clearance to travel to Wellington. The game is scheduled to be played at Eden Park on… Audio

New research shows manual contact tracing must remain the backbone of any such system. That's despite digital methods being faster and more effective at identifying close contacts. Senior researcher… Audio

Rocket Lab is aiming beyond the moon, with plans to go to the second planet from the Sun - Venus. That mission is still a few years away. Rocket Lab's founder and chief executive Peter Beck talks… Audio