Morning Report

News the alert level 4 lockdown is being extended surprised few in the Covid-19 free regions.

RNZ reporters - practising good physical distancing measures - have been taking the pulse of the nation.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is backing the design of a managed isolation facility at the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak.

Tuesday marks six days into a nationwide alert level 4 Covid-19 lockdown, and… Read more Audio

New Zealand's Delta outbreak has disrupted Parliament's sitting - with the Speaker pushing pause at the Prime Minister's request.

The suspension has prompted outrage from Opposition parties who say… Read more Audio

Thousands more people are expected to be tested across Auckland on Tuesday.

Reporter Katie Doyle was out at the Mangere pop up testing centre. Read more Audio

A government adviser and Covid-19 data modeller, Rodney Jones, says the next few days are pivotal in the country's fight against community spread of the delta variant.

Rodney Jones told Morning… Read more Audio

Aucklanders are coming to terms with spending at least eight more days largely confined to their homes.

There are now more than 400 locations of interest listed on the Ministry of Health Website… Read more Audio

South Islanders are becoming increasingly frustrated at being locked down when there are no confirmed Covid-19 cases on the mainland.

The Prime Minister says there are over 100 close contacts down… Read more Audio

The National Party is promising to fight against what it believes is New Zealand becoming a one-party dictatorship as Parliament shuts down for the next week.

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says… Read more Audio

A contact tracing expert says the Delta strain is shifting the goal posts on the country's tracing system, helping to put it under more pressure.

More tracers are being urgently recruited around the… Read more Audio