Morning Report

A top New Zealand epidemiologist warns that pre-depature testing is not enough to keep Covid-19 out of New Zealand communities.

Currently 11,000 travellers are arriving in New Zealand every month… Read more Audio

The police have announced they're examining their internal policies around photographing people under 17. 

Late last month RNZ exposed complaints police were stopping rangatahi on the street in… Read more Audio

The Chief Executive of the UMF Honey Association says the industry needs to change their practices to ensure pesticides stay out of honey exports.

All New Zealand honey is now being tested at the… Read more Audio

The story of the rise and fall of Dawn Raid Entertainment - the ground-breaking South Auckland Hip Hop and RnB label - is coming to the big screen this week.

Directed by Oscar Kightley, the feature… Read more Audio

Manaaki Rangatahi - a network of youth support agencies - are calling on the government to end the use of hotels as emergency accommodation for young homeless New Zealanders.

They say many vulnerable… Read more Audio

The escapes of a hundred young people from Oranga Tamariki-run secure residences in the past five years is being called a sign that their needs are not being met. The absconding is from the Care and… Read more Audio

The Commerce Commission has issued a Stop Now letter to Shelly Cullen, a promoter of Lions Share - a suspected pyramid scheme. Shelly Cullen is popular on social media, with some of her videos… Read more Audio

Several fires in Canterbury on Tuesday have left the region on high alert. Strong winds up to 130 kilometres per hour fanned the flames near Cass Bay and the Port Hills, where firefighters have… Read more Audio

People wanting tradies are being told they may have to wait one to two years to get their work done. The housing boom and an ageing work-force has been exacerbated by a lack of international labour… Read more Audio

Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says although one in four New Zealanders are hesitant to get vaccinated, in his experience they just need good, reliable information about the… Read more Audio

The government's being told it has some work on its hands to reach the one in four people who say they don't intend to get a Covid vaccine. Experts say the government will need to use trusted leaders… Read more Audio