Morning Report

There are nearly 40,000 daily cases of Covid-19 in the UK. In the last three months there have been more than three million cases, with 79,000 people needing hospitalisation.

Health experts are… Read more Audio

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is launching a investigation into the Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) booking system.

He has received 200 complaints, saying the allocation system is unlawful… Read more Audio

An Auckland inner city hotel has decided it will only take guests who are fully vaccinated from November.

The Hotel Britomart, including its restaurant will turn away anyone who cannot prove they… Read more Audio

Figures from Auckland Council suggest the slight easing of Level 3 restrictions has had little impact on consumer spending in the supercity.

Businesses have told the Council they've exhausted every… Read more Audio

We're hours away from the start of the NBA basketball season in the United States - where much of the hype has surrounded the banning of Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving.

Irving's refusal to be… Read more Audio

The government's plan to reduce our refuse is being rubbished itself by recycling specialists.

After revealing its draft proposals to reduce waste, it now wants public feedback.

Hamish Cardwell… Read more Audio

The Equal Pay Act turns 49 today. Yet, Maori, Pacific people, women and those with disabilities continue to be underpaid.

Mind the Gap is a year-long campaign starting today to make some significant… Read more Audio

A former security guard at Oranga Tamariki who has retrained as social worker says it's changed his life.

Fifty-six-year-old James Cherrington began studying nine years ago and this year he graduated… Read more Audio