Morning Report

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says genomic testing returned overnight confirms that New Zealand's latest Covid-19 case came from within a managed isolation facility.

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Police started trialling Chinese-made drones before first looking into how secure they were.

A six-month trial of DJI drones began in June 2019 but the Police Minister, Poto Williams has told… Read more Audio

The Opposition leader says yesterdays government housing announcement will punish renters and family home owners.

Judith Collins told Morning Report that the housing announcement was a broken… Read more Audio

The government is being accused of introducing a capital gains tax by stealth as part of its plans to tackle the housing crisis.

In a bid to cool the market, the government is lengthening the time… Read more Audio

First home buyers feel the government has given them a step up but not a ladder onto the property market.

The range of measures unveiled yesterday are designed to "tilt the balance" toward people… Read more Audio

The government's taken aim at property speculators with investment houses bought from this Saturday subject to tough new tax rules.

The blanket exemption the family home has also been quietly removed… Read more Audio

An unbeaten century from stand in captain Tom Latham helped the Black Caps cricketers to a five wicket win over Bangladesh in the second one dayer in Christchurch, as the hosts wrapped up the series… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins is optimistic that a travel bubble with Australia will be up and running next month.

On 6 April, the government officially reveals the start date for frictionless… Read more Audio

There's been lots of reaction to the initiatives around the country.

Here's how some Cantabrians felt about the changes.

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Councils and developers are praising a multi-billion dollar fund which aims to kick start the supply of infrastructure for new housing.

The government's so-called $3.8 billion "accelerator fund" is… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio