Morning Report

Aucklanders are expected to leave the city in droves in the week before Christmas, unleashed after four long months of lockdown.

The government says on Wednesday the 15 December, the border loosens… Read more Audio

The Cambridge Dictionary word of the year is "Perseverance".

The word was looked up a quarter of a million times this year on the dictionary's website - with searches peaking when Nasa's Perseverance… Read more Audio

Footage showing up to three bodies inside the Pike River mine is being described as cold comfort by some of the families.

Relatives of the 29 men have been waiting for more than a decade for such… Read more Audio

The government's timeline to rollout a traffic light system is being attacked from all corners of Parliament.

Te Pāti Māori and the Green Party want the brakes put on, while Act and National are… Read more Audio

A storm described by officials as a once-in-a-century event has forced thousands from their homes and cut road and rail links around Vancouver.

At least one person has been killed in a landslide and… Read more Audio

Stopping the racist, sexist, homophobic and other online abuse increasingly directed at professional athletes is a challenge facing all sports.

Online safety groups and leading New Zealand sports… Read more Audio

Restaurateurs say they're still in the dark about how they're supposed to check vaccine passports.

The government's "My Vaccine Pass" certificates will soon become your docket to dining out when the… Read more Audio