Morning Report

Less doom and gloom - that's the plea from the Employers and Manufacturers Association as the country enters Phase 3 of the Omicron response.

Alan McDonald, the group's head of advocacy and strategy… Read more Audio

Ukrainians are fleeing the country as fears of missiles and airstrikes grow.

People not leaving have been advised to seek shelter and - many have taken refuge in metro stations their cities are… Read more Audio

Police in the United States are trying to catch an unusual suspect who's broken into more than 30 homes in Lake Tahoe, California.

The serial intruder is a large Black Bear named Hank the Tank, who… Read more Audio

Several sports supplements have been pulled from store shelves after they were found to contain illegal drugs.

An investigation by Consumer New Zealand found a range of dodgy substances in some… Read more Audio

Five of the country's biggest hydroslides are being installed in Christchurch.

But it is not just the size that makes them conspicous the design, too, is pretty unique.

Otakaro development company… Read more Audio

While attention is focused on the protest at Parliament, vaccinators have been busy delivering booster shots and inoculating under 12 year olds.

In Taranaki, 47,981 people have now had a booster - 65… Read more Audio

The coronial scope hearing on the Christchurch mosque attacks ends today.

Islamic groups and emergency services spoke yesterday, with the main focus on the large, negative impact of digital… Read more Audio

Māori on Aotea Great Barrier Island have told the Auckland Council to stop helipads being put in, and to start taking them seriously as kaitiaki.

But the council says the complete absence of sites of… Read more Audio

Effects of tensions in Ukraine and the Reserve Bank's raising of the official cash rate could both be felt at the petrol pump. It's already almost $3 a litre.

Infometrics principal economist Brad… Read more Audio