Morning Report

Across the Tasman, Covid-19 cases are soaring, due to the Omicron variant.

Yesterday more than 47, 000 new cases were reported across Australia, taking the number of active Covid-19 cases to more… Read more Audio

Almost a million more people are eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine booster from today - but almost a third of people who are already able to get it, haven't yet.

There are concerns that some… Read more Audio

A decision on whether a civil sexual assault lawsuit against Prince Andrew can continue is expected soon, after a hearing in New York.

During a virtual hearing this morning, Judge Lewis A Kaplan… Read more Audio

There have been 25 water-related deaths across New Zealand since the start of summer.

The chief executive of Water Safety New Zealand, Daniel Gerrard told Morning Report this shows there needs to be… Read more Audio

Three people died in separate water-related incidents across the North Island on Tuesday, including a child who drowned in Northland's Kai Iwi Lakes.

Another person died after getting into difficulty… Read more Audio

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa Packer want to say Meri Kirihimete and a happy New Year.  Read more Audio

NASA is launching the largest and most powerful telescope ever built into space on Christmas Day NZT.

The James Webb telescope will capture the most detailed images of the cosmos we've ever seen.

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She's been named the world's most powerful woman many times, but after an astonishing 16 years, Angela Merkel bowed out as Germany's Chancellor.

Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow spoke to Morning… Read more Audio

For some, a solitary Christmas where you don't have to cook, do the dishes, lug the chilly bin around or do that last minute scramble at the supermarket might sound ideal.

Whether they like it or not… Read more Audio

As we do every year on Morning Report, we like to pass on the seasons greetings from some of our most frequent political guests over the year.

Here's James Shaw and Marama Davidson from the Green… Read more Audio