Morning Report

The much-awaited new album 'Solar Power' by New Zealand singer Lorde is released today.

The Grammy award winner from Devonport in Auckland spoke to Charlotte Ryan for Music 101, from her apartment in… Read more Audio

The Transport Agency spent more than $180,000 advertising the Clean Car Discount during the first month of the policy.

The advertising paid for print and radio ads, as well as posters, flyers and… Read more Audio

Retailers say they're being left in the dark about what they can sell online under Alert Level 4.

Only 'essential' consumer products for contactless home delivery are permitted, but the definition of… Read more Audio

Wastewater testing is playing an important detective role around the country as health authorities race to find out whether Covid-19 cases have spread from Auckland.

Public health professor Philip… Read more Audio

While most people seem to be taking Covid-19 restrictions into their stride, some continue to have difficulty.

Two people were arrested in the Far North yesterday, for example, for refusing to wear a… Read more Audio

Those who found themselves out of town when lockdown was announced, now have until midnight tonight to get home.

The original 48-hour travel window threatened to leave hundreds stranded as they… Read more Audio

Testing centres in Auckland are expected to be busy again today.

Yesterday was the busiest for testing staff since the outbreak in August last year, with queues and hours-long waits commonplace at… Read more Audio

Everyone is waiting to see whether the country is going to stay under tight Covid-19 restrictions, after Cabinet meets today to decide whether to lift the lockdown outside of Auckland and the… Read more Audio

The genomic link between the outbreak and Australia was confirmed by the Government yesterday.

Genomic testing results traced the Covid-19 outbreak back to a potential source - a traveller from… Read more Audio

People outside Auckland and Coromandel find out today if they'll be staying in alert level 4.

Cabinet meets today to make that decision which will be announced at 3pm on Friday.

At least one public… Read more Audio

A 22nd case of Covid-19 in the community has been confirmed overnight.

That person is a young man who is receiving treatment in Waitakere Hospital. In the past few days, he had visited North Shore… Read more Audio