Morning Report

Pharmacy leaders have praised the policy to roll out Covid-19 rapid antigen tests through the country's pharmacies.

From mid-December, New Zealanders will be able to buy rapid antigen tests for… Read more Audio

The oppposition's top job is vacant again - for the fifth time in four years. National MPs will elect a new leader on Tuesday and until then Dr Shane Reti will fill the role.

He says he's a chair… Read more Audio

A former National Party press secretary says she doesn't expect Judith Collins to go anywhere soon, despite losing the job of leader of the party.

National MPs will elect the party's fifth leader in… Read more Audio

An investigation shows 34,000 homes in the North Island were unnecessarily without power on one of the coldest nights of 2021 thanks to Transpower.

The review shows companies were simply responding… Read more Audio

Rapid antigen tests are being rolled out to pharmacies and businesses from next month as part of a raft of Covid-19 mitigation measures.

These tests, which detect the presence of specific proteins… Read more Audio

It's the second day of business for most hair salons in Tamaki Makaurau.

Desperate Aucklanders - who had been in lockdown for 99 days - are flocking to their hairdressers.

Belinda Robb of Bibo Hair… Read more Audio

A political commentator says one of the best candidates for the National Party leadership is being overlooked.

Dr Shane Reti is just hours into his role as interim leader of the National Party after… Read more Audio

Medsafe is refusing to say whether it will hit pause on assessing Pfizer vaccines for children over the Christmas break.

Doctors say waiting longer may be no bad thing as more data filters out of the… Read more Audio

Judith Collins is out - but who is next in line?

The competition is on, and National MPs have given themselves a Tuesday deadline to consider their options before filling the top job.

The implosion… Read more Audio

Former senior National Party MP Chris Finlayson says the "Psycho drama" in the party over past few years has been extremely damaging and both Judith Collins and Simon Bridges should now take their… Read more Audio

The contest is on for who will take over from Judith Collins as Oppositon leader after she was turfed from the position in a torrid and bruising caucus meeting.

National MPs have given themselves… Read more Audio