Morning Report for Friday 7 January 2022

8:57 AM.Swimming 10 kilometres a day, for ten days straight, probably isn't most people's idea of a relaxing time at the beach over summer.

While the rest of us are sunbathing or taking leisurely dips in the… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Drug testing organisations have seen a dramatic drop in the prevalence of eutylone - a synthetic drug often referred to as "bath salts" and sold as MDMA.

It comes as festival-goers spend their first… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.From today, all international arrivals into New Zealand will need to provide a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours of their departure, down from the previous 72 hours.

Director of Public Health… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.With Omicron knocking on New Zealand's doorstep, there's concern about how our contact tracing system will cope when it begins spreading in the community.

The system came under severe strain when… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.As the Omicron Covid-19 variant continues its rapid spread internationally, putting pressure on health and testing systems across the globe, overseas health experts say New Zealand can learn from the… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The family of a man who died days after suffering injuries when he fell or jumped out a Palmerston North Hospital window are holding the hospital responsible for his death.

They say it was negligent… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The world's reigning men's tennis champion Novak Djokovic is challenging the Australian government's decision to deport him.

The Serbian player -- who had a medical exemption from vaccination… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The United States President, Joe Biden, has blamed his predecessor Donald Trump for last year's Capitol riot, while marking the first anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.

While not mentioning… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The Ministry of Health says it's working on a testing framework which has rapid antigen tests as the predominant method for detecting Covid infections.

The Director of Public Health, Dr Caroline… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Lab scientists are warning the country's diagnostic testing services could be quickly overwhelmed if the Covid-19 Omicron variant spreads as quickly here as it is in New South Wales.

The Government… Read more Audio