Morning Report

It's the second day of business for most hair salons in Tamaki Makaurau.

Desperate Aucklanders - who had been in lockdown for 99 days - are flocking to their hairdressers.

Belinda Robb of Bibo Hair… Read more Audio

A political commentator says one of the best candidates for the National Party leadership is being overlooked.

Dr Shane Reti is just hours into his role as interim leader of the National Party after… Read more Audio

Medsafe is refusing to say whether it will hit pause on assessing Pfizer vaccines for children over the Christmas break.

Doctors say waiting longer may be no bad thing as more data filters out of the… Read more Audio

Judith Collins is out - but who is next in line?

The competition is on, and National MPs have given themselves a Tuesday deadline to consider their options before filling the top job.

The implosion… Read more Audio

Former senior National Party MP Chris Finlayson says the "Psycho drama" in the party over past few years has been extremely damaging and both Judith Collins and Simon Bridges should now take their… Read more Audio

The contest is on for who will take over from Judith Collins as Oppositon leader after she was turfed from the position in a torrid and bruising caucus meeting.

National MPs have given themselves… Read more Audio

Former National Party MP David Parker wants to see party president Peter Goodfellow resign from his role after yesterday's leadership debacle.

National MPs will elect the party's fifth leader in four… Read more Audio

She may be best known as 'Crusher Collins' but Judith Collins' nearly-20 years in politics can't be summed up by just a nickname.

The former National Party leader's reign - 499 days to be specific -… Read more Audio