Morning Report

An academic involved in a trial in Nelson of the CovidCard has high hopes for its use as a tool in the battle against coronavirus in managed isolation facilities.

The CovidCard is a device the size… Read more Audio

A Pacific health leader is cautiously optimistic New Zealand may be witnessing the "triumph of community" wrestling Covid-19 back under control.

Yesterday there was just one case linked to the… Read more Audio

After a long and disrupted season the Central Pulse won back to back ANZ Premiership titles last night, beating the Mainland Tactix 43-31 in Invercargill.

Covid-19 level 2 restrictions meant there… Read more Audio

Auckland's current Alert Level settings will be reviewed at Cabinet on Monday afternoon, with the Prime Minister set to announce whether the city will leave lockdown as scheduled shortly afterward.

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Aucklanders will find out on Monday if they're stay in Alert Level 3 or if the Covid-19 outbreak is contained enough to relax the lockdown.

RNZ reporter Chen Liu has been out in the CBD talking to… Read more Audio

Those injured by bullets or whose friends and family were struck down in the mosque attacks, will today have a chance to look the man responsible straight in the eyes, and tell him how they feel.

The… Read more Audio

The sentencing of the man responsible for the 15 March terror attacks will begin on Monday in a court hearing that will be far different from any seen in NZ before.

Fifty-one worshippers were… Read more Audio

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

The gravely ill Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, remains in a coma after drinking what his supporters suspect was poisoned tea.

The well-known Russian opposition leader and Vladimir Putin critic… Read more Audio

Vaccine diplomacy is heating up in the Pacific, and in the case of Papua New Guinea maybe a little too quickly.

A Chinese state-owned mining company has revealed that it's been trialling Covid-19… Read more Audio

Cabinet will decide on Monday whether Auckland will remain at Alert Level 3 or if restrictions will ease.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says for the most part Auckland businesses have coped well… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio