Morning Report

We hear a lot of doom and gloom about how hard it is for buyers to get a foot on the property ladder, but first-home buyers share of the property market has reached a record high.

A new report from… Read more Audio

So how are Aucklanders feeling about the latest government move?

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson, the National Party's Tamaki MP Simon O'Connor and Māori Party spokesperson John Tamihere spoke… Read more Audio

An Australian epidemiologist says the best time to move Auckland out of lockdown could be right now - based on how New South Wales and Victoria have negotiated the lifting of restrictions.

The… Read more Audio

Riders are giddying up and strapping themselves to see who will have the winning horse for Cup Day at the Addington Raceway.

There's one noticeable omission this year - there won't be any public… Read more Audio

It's crunch time for the COP26 climate conference, as nations hammer out final negotiations this week.

So far there have been some breakthroughs, but some experts are concerned they won't even get… Read more Audio

The pandemic has stretched our nursing workforce - whether it be to the MIQ front line, to mass testing or vaccinating.

Now they have to devote resources to the thorny task of "remote support" for… Read more Audio

Officials are pulling back from bold new standards to make houses warmer, because of the stresses on the supply chain.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will announce new insulation… Read more Audio

A small King Country school expects all of its staff will be banned from the classrooms when the government's vaccine mandate takes effect next week.

Matiere School is one of several warning they… Read more Audio

Commercial Bay in downtown Auckland, is the sort of place where alert level announcements can be a matter of economic life or death for the tenants.

Precinct Properties is the developer of the… Read more Audio

Summer travellers will need to be fully vaccinated or receive a negative Covid-19 test to fly domestically with Air New Zealand from mid-December.

The change will apply to passengers 12 years or… Read more Audio