Morning Report

The South Island West Coast has seen a surge of interest from players large and small in gold prospecting.

Spurred on by a relatively high gold price, up by nearly 20 percent on the start of last… Read more Audio

After weeks of court action, Whānau Ora has received some of the data it's been waiting for on the Māori vaccine rollout. 

The agency took legal action against the Ministry of Health for refusing to… Read more Audio

Opposition groups are criticising the government for rushing through legislation on the vaccination mandate - the subject of two days of debate before Parliament goes into recess.

This follows the… Read more Audio

New Zealand moves into the Covid-19 traffic light framework from Wednesday next week.

That means most businesses will require customers to show their vaccination certificate or My Vaccine Pass.

Les… Read more Audio

A pilot study is underway with Pacific health providers taking the lead in caring for Pacific families self isolating with Covid-19 in Auckland.

Some services have felt locked out by health… Read more Audio

This year has seen a huge increase in violence and disorder in MIQ hotels.

Since January the police have had 259 calls for help from guests and staff but laid just four charges.

In 2020, over a… Read more Audio

There are high expectations for another interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank today.

Economists are near unanimous that the official cash rate will be raised 25 basis points, a quarter of a… Read more Audio

It's usually the stuff of movies - like the 90s classic movie Armageddon but at 7.21pm NZT, NASA will launch a spacecraft in an attempt to alter the course of an asteroid.

In what's being called the… Read more Audio

The revelations of historical abuse at a prominent Waikato boarding school is expected to trigger more claims from former students.

An investigation by St Peter's Cambridge shows 19 boys suffered… Read more Audio

National Party leader Judith Collins doesn't support the traffic light system.

The alert level system will be replaced on December the 3rd, when the country moves to the new Covid-19 Protection… Read more Audio

Kāinga Ora's refusal to evict tenants, no matter how appallingly they behave, is costing the taxpayer thousands of dollars in compensation.

Tenants, terrorised by their neighbours, have been awarded… Read more Audio

Business owners and managers are scrambling to do risk assessments for their workers under upcoming vaccine mandate rules.

For employers with dozens of workers, multiple locations, and staff who are… Read more Audio