Melbourne

In the past year, Melbourne’s underground pub rock-punk band Amyl and The Sniffers have made a remarkable rise to global prominence. Maggie Tweedie speaks to guitarist Declan Merhtens about the bands… Audio

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to discuss the Liberal Party's byelection loss in Melbourne and how it's put the leadership of Peter Dutton in the spotlight. New South Wales bans… Audio

International musical theatre is set to return to New Zealand with a bang later this month when the hit musical Girl from the North Country opens in Auckland. Celebrated Australian actress Lisa McCune… Audio

Wellingtonian Patrick Rosevear has certainly led a varied life in China since he moved there nearly a decade ago. Having fully immersed himself in local culture from day one in Shanghai, including… Audio, Gallery

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

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 and depth of 10 kilometers rattled the city of Melbourne yesterday and has raised questions of whether Australia's infrastructure lacks earthquake protections.

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Ben Shewry’s Melbourne fine dining restaurant Attica has been able to survive through lockdowns thanks to his mum’s lasagne recipe. Audio

Karen joins Kathryn for an update on Australia's lockdowns in Sydney, Melbourne and now Adelaide as Covid case numbers continue to rise, and the vaccine rollout takes its toll at the polls for Scott… Audio

There are fears Melbourne is about to head into another tough lockdown after seven new community cases of COVID-19 were recorded. We speak to reporter Rebecca Holt in Melbourne. Audio

A recent study out of Australia showed that about a third of people there would rather spend time with their pets than people, with women more likely to prefer their furry friends to humans. And it's… Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced an extended pause on quarantine free travel with Victoria as the outbreak of Covid-19 in Melbourne continues.

The pause will be in place for at… Audio

To the Australian state of Victoria, where it's just been announced that lockdown restrictions will remain for a further seven days. Audio

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn for an update on the Covid outbreak in Victoria, as New South Wales posts sites of concern following a visit from a Covid-positive person. Former… Audio

Melbourne's Covid-19 outbreak is up to 45 community cases - five more have been confirmed today. The ABC's Stephanie Ferrier tells Max Towle health officials are still trying to work out how the virus… Audio

Melbourne has awoken to its fourth lockdown, with the Covid cluster increasing this morning to a total of 30 positive cases. For the next week, people in the state of Victoria are in strict lockdown… Audio

The State of Victoria gone into lock down after a surge of Covid-19 in Melbourne. Jesse speaks to Harriet Pudney in Melbourne about the state's new restrictions coming into place. Audio

A new lockdown in Melbourne is all but inevitable - after 11 new cases of Covid-19 were discovered overnight. That brings the cluster to 26 total cases. The only question for health officials in… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the growing cluster of cases in Melbourne and concern football fans who attended an AFL match on Saturday may have been exposed. Audio