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7:08 AM.New Zealand will find out at 10am on Monday morning if the election will go ahead on 19 September, or whether it will be delayed because of the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland .

The decision is solely… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Former Indian test opening batsman Chetan Chauhan, who had been diagnosed with Covid-19, has died from complications at the age of 73. Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Auckland has been at Alert Level 3 for five days, but not everyone is sticking to the rules.

Residents have already been taking Waiheke Island day trips and calling real estate agents to view homes… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Aucklanders are being asked to wear a face covering when outside the home, and the rest of the country is advised to wear one when in a confined public space, like when using public transport or a… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Health Minister gave New Zealanders a serve yesterday for peddling nasty rumours and misinformation relating to the current Covid-19 cluster.

Tech commentator Paul Brislen says a telling off is… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.New Zealand will find out at 10am on Monday if the election will go ahead on 19 September, or whether it will be delayed because of the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland.

The National Party leader Judith… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Taranaki's largest iwi, Te Atiawa, is pushing ahead with plans to become the pre-eminent property developer in its rohe.

The iwi is selling fourteen sections at a development in the desirable New… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Aucklanders have spent their weekend at Alert Level 3, with people asked to stay near home and restaurants and bars closed, although restaurant takeaway service is allowed.

On Friday, the government… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won this morning's Spanish Grand Prix to stretch his championship lead. Read more Audio

8:55 AM.With Auckland in Alert Level 3 and the rest of the country in Level 2 there is serious doubt about whether both matches in this weekend's final round of Super Rugby Aotearoa will go ahead.

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8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

8:52 AM.GP clinics in Porirua are being swamped with requests for Covid-19 tests from recent visitors to Auckland who fear they may have been infected.

One clinic has cancelled non-urgent appointments and… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.It's an anxious wait for Aucklanders today who fear the government will extend the lockdown beyond midnight tonight.

Businesses across the city have been under stress as they've been forced back to… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A mother of a Mt Albert Grammer School Pupil is calling their street "Cluster Avenue" as they become the centre of a second Covid-19 outbreak.

The street in central Auckland - where Mt Albert Gammer… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg told us the lack of testing of border staff was extraordinary.

At the start of last week, two-thirds of the nearly 3000 border staff had never been tested for Covid-19.

8:10 AM.National Party health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti has now been briefed on the developing Covid-19 situation.

The National Party leader Judith Collins told Morning Report yesterday that she been… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.New economic modelling suggests Covid-19 lockdown measures may reduce annual GDP growth by $21 billion.

The research by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research says GDP - which measures the… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.A woman tested at an Auckland pop-up clinic had to queue in a tent with other symptomatic people - with little social distancing and hardly anyone wearing a mask.

Auckland hit a record number of… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Around the rest of the country people are New Zealanders outside of Auckland are peppered with anxiety, frustration and a touch of apathy as they grapple with the possibility of returning to lockdown.

7:44 AM.The Auckland Business Chamber says the cost of Alert Level 3 for retail, hospitality and manufacturers is too high.

It claims the rules for businesses are confusing and many workplaces are being told… Read more Audio