Morning Report

A growing Covid-19 cluster is poised to throw Christmas into disarray in Sydney.

Thirty new cases announced on Sunday bring the state's total count of community infections to 68.

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The United Kingdom's Christmas plans have been scuppered by a new, more infectious strain of Covid-19.

While most of Britain was already in some form of lockdown, the government had intended to… Read more Audio

Police in Wairarapa have admitted to illegally taking photos of young people after RNZ alerted them to multiple reports of officers stopping and photographing young Māori on the street.

Wellington… Read more Audio

The police in Wairarapa have admitted to illegally taking photos of young people after RNZ alerted them to multiple reports of officers stopping and photographing young Māori on the street.

Whānau… Read more Audio

Tim Seifert has led the Black Caps to a nine wicket win over Pakistan in Hamilton to give them an unassailable two-nil lead in their three match Twenty20 cricket series. Read more Audio

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

The Black Caps welcome their second opponents of the summer in tonight's opening T20 cricket international against Pakistan in Auckland.

The match comes after New Zealand's two convincing T20 wins… Read more Audio

Just a week out from Christmas, authorities in New South Wales are racing to rein in a rapidly growing cluster of Covid-19 in Sydney.

On Thursday evening the state government announced that a total… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

A big win for the US and some finger pointing by Team UK dominated the opening day of sailing in the America's Cup World Series in Auckland.

American Magic made the biggest impact on the water with… Read more Audio

University of Auckland researchers say industry self-regulation is failing to keep the cap on sugar with sugar-laden drinks accounting for almost 80 percent of drinks sold at supermarkets.

Over half… Read more Audio

Four years after the occupation by "protectors" began, a deal on the future of the land at Ihumātao has been announced by the government.

The breakthrough deal to buy the disputed land has brought an… Read more Audio