Morning Report

In England, booster shots have been brought urgently forward to fight Omicron.

The variant was discovered a mere few weeks ago, and already accounts for 40 percent of all cases in London.

UK… Read more Audio

A move to Covid-19 orange settings on 30 December for almost all regions currently in red will come too late for some.

Taupō's mayor David Trewavas wants the town out of red now, with events like the… Read more Audio

A 13-month-long Senate inquiry into Australia's media landscape has found the existing regulation isn't fit for purpose, and requires an overhaul.

The inquiry was set up a year ago, after former… Read more Audio

A collection of stories to help children better understand the Muslim community will be available to all primary schools.

The stories have been produced by the Islamic Women's Council in partnership… Read more Audio

A proposal to build an international airport in the small Central Otago settlement of Tarras has reopened a divide in the town.

Almost a decade ago, a proposal for an irrigation scheme split the… Read more Audio

A slow-slip earthquake rumbling beneath the Kapiti Coast could help scientists predict when a devastating earthquake might hit.

After five years of being "stuck" to the overlying Australian plate… Read more Audio

In one of the most exciting finishes ever to the Formula One season, Max Verstappen has won his first World Championship, snatching victory in the final grand prix in Abu Dhabi.

Verstappen was on… Read more Audio

Voters in New Caledonia have rejected independence from France in a referendum boycotted by the pro-independence camp.

Unofficial results show more than 95 percent voted against independence in the… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A Masterton building owner is furious at the outcome of a five-year-long inquiry into a structural engineer who approved designs for buildings that were prone to earthquakes.

Engineering New Zealand… Read more Audio