Morning Report

Guests staying in isolation hotels in Victoria will now be tested four times during their stay. It comes as the Australian state prepares for international visitors for the first time since February.

Nurses in managed isolation hotels are warning they won't be able to cope if rooms no longer needed by Australians are given to travellers from high-risk Covid-19 countries.

The prospect of a… Read more Audio

Ross Taylor still believes he's good enough to represent New Zealand at this year's T20 World Cup despite being dropped from the squad this summer. Read more Audio

After months of work, Auckland Airport is ready for the opening of a travel bubble with Australia.

The airport has made plans to segregate at-risk and no-risk travellers - dividing the international… Read more Audio

Supporters of the derailed Auckland Bridge Skypath are sceptical about reported plans for a second harbour bridge.

It's believed the Skypath plan - to build a cycling and pedestrian lane onto the… Read more Audio

This time a year ago social services kicked into high gear to rapidly get homeless people off the streets for lockdown.

The fast and almost universally successful effort led to people asking if there… Read more Audio

Auckland commuter trains were delayed or cancelled across the network on Friday morning after a person was found dead on the train tracks in Manukau overnight.

Reporter Jordan Bond spoke to Morning… Read more Audio

Officials will be able to enter marae without a warrant under a new water safety proposal, even though no marae water supply has ever caused an outbreak of illness. 

The Water Services Bill is a… Read more Audio

Cash strapped Northland councils are delighted at the prospect of getting their hands on some of the $3.8b fund that could help them build more houses.

The infrastructure fund is part of the… Read more Audio

A Feilding childcare centre investigated over claims of smacking children and feeding them mouldy food has lost its licence and closed.

The Pitter Patter Centre run by Pauline Murphy has been under… Read more Audio

The officials who run managed isolation are once again under fire after more Covid-19 cases among guests.

Two people staying at the Grand Mercure Auckland have tested positive for the virus, with… Read more Audio

Fresh questions are being asked over management at MIQ hotels following the news of yet another mystery transmission.

Genome sequencing has showed a link between two returnees who stayed on different… Read more Audio