Morning Report

With borders closed, the biennial Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts is aiming to spotlight more of New Zealand's artistic talent.

The festival premieres on 21 February, though organisers are… Read more Audio

The country is jumping in boots and all to replace high carbon coal boilers with cleaner ones powered by wood pellets.

Hospitals, schools and the country's second biggest emitter, Fonterra, are all… Read more Audio

Friday 15 October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

Parents around the world light a candle and say their lost baby's name to mark it.

Being in the southern hemisphere means New Zealand… Read more Audio

A group of Chinese migrant workers helping authorities investigate an illegal migrant scheme have been excluded from the new one-off residence offer.

Some of their fellow colleagues who are not… Read more Audio

The high profile court case of disgraced rich-lister Ron Brierley finally came to an end yesterday.

A Sydney judge sentenced the 84-year-old to 14 months jail with a seven-month non-parole period for… Read more Audio

New rules leave it to principals to decide if their students should sit exams in alert level 3 regions.

The Education Ministry directive sets strict conditions and is being applied now by Auckland… Read more Audio

Māori health leaders say the lives of their people are literally at stake as Auckland Covid-19 case numbers threaten to get out of control.

Dangerously low Māori vaccination figures and their… Read more Audio

Iwi elders in Tairāwhiti want to put a border around the region to prevent Covid-19 overwhelming its health system.

Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare visited the region covering the North… Read more Audio