Morning Report

With borders closed, more New Zealanders have been ticking the Chatham Islands off their bucket list than before the pandemic.

Air Chathams visitor arrivals were up 80-percent last year compared to… Read more Audio

New Zealanders are putting their hands up to help settle refugees, through a new community sponsorship scheme that's on top of the Government quota.

Amnesty International is a strong supporter of the… Read more Audio

Trade Minister Damien O'Connor is today travelling to Europe and the Middle East to advance trade.

The trip is a milestone of sorts, a return to face-to-face negotiations that were an essential part… Read more Audio

The Black Cap's second test against the Proteas is delicately balanced going into day four. South Africa were 140 for five at stumps yesterday, holding a lead of 211 runs at Hagley Oval in… Read more Audio

New Zealanders in Australia are coming home.

After two years cut off from the rest of the world, Aotearoa is taking its first step in reopening its border.

From Monday, fully vaccinated and other… Read more Audio

The shift from MIQ to home isolation for New Zealanders travelling from Australia kicks in today.

Airports are expecting thousands more passengers through their terminals this week and are ready for… Read more Audio

Igor Titov, a Ukrainian who has been in New Zealand for the past eight years, didn't get much sleep last night.

The Wellington-based manager has been spending every available minute following what he… Read more Audio

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has announced his country's nuclear deterrent forces are on special alert.

A situation condemned by NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg.. The increased alert… Read more Audio

Vehicle access to Auckland Domain remains closed due to a small number of anti-mandate protesters setting up camp and refusing to leave.

They moved there after Saturday's harbour bridge march… Read more Audio

A senior lawyer says the High Court's decision to quash the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for police and Defence Force staff won't affect other mandates.

Dentons Kensington Swan specialist public lawyer… Read more Audio