Morning Report

With just days until the Covid-19 traffic light system comes into effect, it's clear vaccination is the key to loosening restrictions.

While success stories like Auckland are well canvassed, other… Read more Audio

There's concern a deal done to get North Taranaki's Mt Messenger bypass built, could see other native forests bulldozed for new roads.

Compensation and a land swap have been agreed so that the State… Read more Audio

Less than three percent of the people in Aotearoa help meet demand for four thousand blood donations a week.

But the Blood Service is hoping the number of donors will rise.

The upper age limit for… Read more Audio

Rather than calling out bad attitudes about women, anti-domestic violence campaigners are advocating to call people in.

This change of tactic includes meaningful conversations to promote sustained… Read more Audio

The sunny Kāpiti Coast north of Wellington is known for its laid-back lifestyle, and its mix of retirees, hippies, hipsters and tight-knit Maori communities.

However, it's this mix that may be behind… Read more Audio

Te Urewera has been closed to visitors since the move to Covid-19 alert level 4 in August, but unlike Auckland, it won't be opening back up to the public until late January.

The region is home to… Read more Audio

A legal victory means a group of Afghans hiding from the Taliban could soon be able to come here.

The men and women helped the New Zealand defence force but were told their visa applications to help… Read more Audio

Developers have told MPs they do not want a housing density bill that gives them open slather across swathes of suburbia.

An iwi says the proposed legislation is a "disgrace".

Phil Pennington… Read more Audio

South Auckland's vaccination drive is now to get people to go back for their second vaccination, as the country prepares to enter the traffic light protection framework.

There are still thousands of… Read more Audio

With New Zealand's impending move to the Traffic Light System there is some confusion over what this means - and how it will actually work.

Auckland University of Technology public relations… Read more Audio

A litigation lawyer says Kāinga Ora - the state landlord - is "unquestionably" breaking the law by not evicting unruly tenants. 

An elderly couple living in a state housing complex in Whangārei… Read more Audio