Morning Report

If it sounds like a duck and walks like a duck...but what if it talks like a person?

A recording has been unearthed of an Australian musk duck imitating speech - specifically "you bloody fool" -… Read more Audio

Beauty and wellness companies are cashing in on Covid-19 as video-calling makes people more self-conscious about how they look.

Trade in lipstick may be suffering as masks hide our mouths but sales… Read more Audio

Getting jabs in the arms of homeless people is regarded as a major challenge in our Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

One doctor in West Auckland is using the relationships he has built up over time with… Read more Audio

Some factories will be allowed to fire up under level four in Auckland to help combat a nationwide shortage of building materials.

The Government will cherry-pick essential building product… Read more Audio

The Government is dismissing calls for more protection of personal information in the Covid-19 contact tracing system.

As of midnight last night, it is mandatory for most businesses and event… Read more Audio

New Zealand is split along Covid-19 lines from level 2 to level 4.

RNZ reporters hit the streets to see what it was like. Read more Audio

It's not easy being in Auckland - the team of 1.6 million are doing it tough for the rest of us.

Kaiora Tipene, who runs Tipene Funerals with her husband Francis, and NZ Herald senior writer Simon… Read more Audio

Four wards are closed at Middlemore hospital in Auckland and nearly 30 staff have been stood down after a Covid-positive patient was unknowingly admitted to a non-Covid ward on Saturday.

Health… Read more Audio

From karaoke to TikTok, Auckland's teachers are using every trick they can think of to keep their pupils interested in learning.

They say motivation is a big problem during lockdown for some… Read more Audio

Is the property market booked for a rerun of the big surge we saw after last year's big lockdown?

Probably not, according to the latest QV House Price Index, which appears to be showing a significant… Read more Audio