Morning Report

Sexual assault survivors calling up for mental health support were rejected more than 10,000 times over the past year.

The people were told there was simply no capacity.

Waitlists are also growing… Read more Audio

The Local Government Minister may allow for more council influence in the contentious water reforms, but still refuses to rule out changing the law to force councils to sign up.

Under Three Waters… Read more Audio

"There's only one game in town, and that's vaccination. Everything else is stop gap measures".

That's the view of Auckland epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson.

Jackson says politicians should be… Read more Audio

Tauranga is on high-alert after the city's wastewater tested positive for Covid-19.

Anyone in Bay of Plenty with coronavirus symptoms is now being urged to get a test after Covid-19 was detected in… Read more Audio

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Here is an exciting version of the theme tune made specially to get you up and at em. Read more Audio

A sleep expert says Auckland's Covid-19 lockdown may have made adjusting to daylight saving time harder for the city.

The clocks wound forward on Sunday morning, meaning the entire country… Read more Audio

The mayor of Auckland has added his name to those of leaders worried about a protest against covid restrictions planned for Auckland this coming weekend.

The leader of Destiny Church, Brian Tamaki… Read more Audio

New houses will be exempt for 20 years from new tax rules that prevent residential property investors claiming interest payments as an expense.

The aim is encourage investors to build new homes -… Read more Audio

A top US General is being grilled on the country's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

US troops had to accelerate their withdrawal after Kabul fell to the Taliban in August, which officials say… Read more Audio

The school holidays start next week but for many Auckland parents it will be more of the same - being at home with the kids.

Into their seventh week of lockdown they have the unenviable task of… Read more Audio

The Associate Minister of Health is not aware of any recovered cases from the delta outbreak having travelled to Bay of Plenty.

Covid-19 was detected in a wastewater sample collected last Thursday in… Read more Audio