Morning Report

New Zealand paralympic swimming star Sophie Pascoe has won our first medal of the Tokyo Games, in an event that she says she entered at the last minute.

Pascoe claimed silver in the 100 metres… Read more Audio

A second Auckland quarantine hotel will start taking people with Covid-19 in a few hours time.

The Novotel in Ellerslie has to take on some of the load because the Jet Park is filling up fast.

… Read more Audio

Leaders from the South Auckland church at the centre of the largest sub-cluster in this outbreak have spoken out about the strain it has put on their community.

The Samoan Assembly of God Christian… Read more Audio

Pasifika now lead the way in full vaccinations among people aged 40 and above.

The community has been targeted by abusive messages after it was revealed that a church service just days before… Read more Audio

New Zealanders will today learn whether everyone outside of Auckland will soon move out of the toughest lockdown level.

On Monday, the Prime Minister signalled alert level 4 would expire at midnight… Read more Audio

Two explosions just outside Kabul's overcrowded international airport have killed at least 60 people, with US soldiers and Afghan civilians including children among the victims.

More than 140 people… Read more Audio

The country has lost one of its first television stars - Max Cryer died on Wednesday aged 86.

He spoke the first words on nationwide TV in 1969, and went on to produce the shows Mastermind and… Read more Audio

A wahine Māori with incurable breast cancer believes a new telephone service can help others in her position.

The digital service, called ABCpro, is being trialed out of the Waikato DHB. It allows… Read more Audio

The country finds out today whether everyone but Aucklanders will move out level four lockdown at midnight.

Many Mainlanders want to see a move straight to level two or at the very least a good… Read more Audio