Morning Report

Midwives are warning pregnant people could be left in lurch if their maternity carers can't work because of the vaccination mandate.

All high risk health workers must be fully vaccinated by December… Read more Audio

A school principal says they may face teacher shortages in some areas if even a small number refuse to be vaccinated.

By the start of next year all school staff who have contact with students must be… Read more Audio

School principals are confident their staff will comply with the government's order to get vaccinated before 1 January.

They are also relieved Cabinet did not push ahead with plans to reopen… Read more Audio

The woman who went into hiding after travelling around Northland with an individual who tested positive for covid-19 was symptomatic when found by police.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield… Read more Audio

The woman who went into hiding after travelling around Northland with an individual who tested positive for Covid-19 has been found by police.

She was located at a west Auckland house and taken into… Read more Audio

Everybody who wants to remain in the education sector, and who hasn't already, is in for a couple of short, sharp jabs before year's end.

The PPTA president Melanie Webber says the sector remains… Read more Audio

Mandatory vaccinations have been introduced for health and education workers but there has been no change to alert levels in the latest government response to our Covid-19 outbreak.

The opposition… Read more Audio

A huge fire at an oil facility in Lebanon has taken three hours to contain, and has been called a near catastrophe.

It follows the devastating blast in Beirut last year, which killed over 200 people.