Morning Report

Whanganui iwi are calling for a ban on the online sale of alcohol during lockdown out of fears it will cause a spike in family violence.

More liquor stores will begin to sell and deliver alcohol… Read more Audio

We're now 14 days into the nationwide lockdown - a time when a trip to the supermarket is the biggest event of the week and the daily briefing with Dr Ashley Bloomfield and co is a central part of… Read more Audio

The clock is running out on the Health Minister's political career - after a humiliating and obvious error in the face of a global pandemic.

David Clark has been given a public drubbing, stripped of… Read more Audio

New Zealand is half way through its four-week lockdown period and there are some signs it's beginning to work, as the number of new cases dropped yesterday.

But there are warnings not to get… Read more Audio

Covid-19 researchers are optimistic the level four restrictions could be lifted in at least some regions in a few weeks - but warn that New Zealanders should brace themselves to do things differently… Read more Audio

New Zealand's treatment of prisoners during the Covid-19 outbreak meets the international definition of solitary confinement, according to a justice reform group.

Four families have now come forward… Read more Audio

Vanuatu has been hit by one of the strongest recorded storms to ever make landfall on the tiny Pacific nation, forcing the government to suspend coronavirus social distancing measures for evacuees.

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New York State now has more cases of Coronovirus than Italy and is only second in the world to Spain.

The US state has more than 138,000 reported cases Today was also New York state's deadliest day… Read more Audio

Simon Bridges says there's no comparison between his weekly commute between Wellington and Tauranga, and the Health Minister's breach of lockdown rules.

David Clark has been demoted, and stripped of… Read more Audio

A Whangamata man says out-of-towners have been using the cover of darkness during lockdown to sneak into the beachside resort for the Easter break.

Police are promising to be out in force this… Read more Audio

The head of the nurses union says new Ministry of Health guidelines on the use of protective gear are more concerned with rationing than with keeping workers safe.

The Ministry has issued new advice… Read more Audio