Morning Report

Doctors and nurses are stocked up, schooled-up and bracing for an influx as close to half a million primary school children get ready for a special paediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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Doctors and nurses are stocked up, schooled-up and bracing for an influx as close to half a million primary school children get ready for a special paediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

From today… Read more Audio

An expert says the volcanic eruption in Tonga is so rare and unusual the global geo-science community is intrigued.

The sonic boom of Saturday's explosion reverberated around the world.

To explain… Read more Audio

One of the closest villages to the volcano in Tonga is on the isolated island of Nomuka.

The Sheen family run a whale-watching business there, but they have been in New Zealand over the past month… Read more Audio

Red Cross teams in Tonga are distributing relief supplies.

There are currently enough supplies in the country to support 1200 homes.

Max Towle is joined live from Suva in Fiji by the Pacific head of… Read more Audio

Communication lines with Tonga are still down, following a volcanic eruption and tsunami on Saturday.

Tonga's underwater volcano Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai has been erupting intermittently since… Read more Audio

A Defence Force plane is due to depart Whenuapai air base in Auckland for Tonga this morning, to assess the damage from Saturday's eruption and tsunami.

There are no reports of injury or death - but… Read more Audio

A group of karearea - or the New Zealand falcon - have been swooping at unknowing walkers on the Eastern Walkway in Wellington.

The council's asking people to avoid the area, to give the nesting… Read more Audio

A top secret Second World War operation involving New Zealanders in Borneo hampering the occupying Japanese Army has finally been detailed in a book.

It's written by New Zealand-born, anthropologist… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua plans to throw her inexperienced shooters in the deep end in the Quad Series and she's confident they'll swim rather than sink.

The series, which involves… Read more Audio

Gisborne businesses have experienced a downturn in profits this summer, after the popular New Year's Eve festival, Rhythm and Vines, was postponed until Easter weekend.

It followed calls from four… Read more Audio

In Australia the the ball remains in the government's court as the Novak Djokovic saga continues.

The unvaccinated tennis player has been confirmed in the official draw for the Australian Open - but… Read more Audio