Nita Blake Persen

Boaties whose bubbles are roaming the coastline are being told to stay put as the lockdown lingers.

The Department of Conservation says people shouldn't be cruising while the rest of the country… Audio

Essential workers and a top Covid-19 expert are among a growing group calling for rapid Covid-19 tests to help New Zealand get ahead of Delta.

The highly contagious variant has meant thousands of… Audio

Police in Northland are setting up checkpoints to ping those who are out on the roads and shouldn't be.

Three checkpoints are being set up at entry points from the south into Northland.

Our reporter… Video, Audio

The Coromandel community is cautiously optimistic it may have dodged a Covid-19 bullet - with widespread testing so far revealing no sign of the virus.

About 60 percent of the local population is… Audio

The latest Covid-19 cases have rocked the Coromandel Peninsula, where hundreds of people have today been tested and the community's set up its own roadblock.

The man who first tested positive for… Audio

Charges have been filed against Ports of Auckland over the death of one of its workers.

Maritime New Zealand has charged the port in relation to Pala'amo Kalati's death in August last year.

Ko taku… Video, Audio

Recovering meth addicts in the Far North are begging the government to boost local resources to help kick the drug.

Former users from across the motu have been visiting Kaitaia in a push to support… Audio

Aotearoa's ability to make our own fuel is set to be scrapped, with hundreds of Northland jobs to be lost as well.

Refining NZ shareholders today voted overwhelmingly in favour of switching its… Video, Audio

Marsden Pt shareholders will vote today on a proposal to shut down New Zealand's only oil refinery, slashing hundreds of jobs.  Audio

Frustrated workers at Marsden Point feel abandoned by the government ahead of a vote over whether to cut hundreds of jobs.

Shareholders will decide on Friday whether to stop processing oil at the… Audio

Plans for a massive water take to grow more avocados in the Far North could get the green light in the coming weeks, but there are major concerns among some locals about what that will mean for the… Video, Audio

Ports of Auckland appears to be welcoming a new era in their relationship with Auckland Council and unions, after years of tension.

A damning safety report earlier this year revealed major concerns… Audio

A Far North man has taken to using poison soaked tampons to kill feral dogs, which are roaming the area and devastating local farms and wildlife.

Around 40 people turned up for a community meeting in… Video, Audio

Officials are investigating how a Covid-19 pamphlet showing a cartoon virus with a full face moko being kicked was able to make it through quality checks. The Bay of Plenty health staff have… Audio

The government's counting another drop in unemployment numbers as a win - but others say they don't paint the whole picture.

Over the past three months, more than 31,000 people found jobs and got off… Audio

A now defunct Auckland company which received nearly $15 million to house the homeless now owes the government tens of thousands of dollars in wage subsidies and tax payments.

Silverfern Property… Audio

The number of feral dogs roaming the Far North is now estimated to be around 100, with sharpshooters keeping vigil over one farm where dozens of animals have been mauled.

Last week more than 120… Audio