Morning Report

The Prime Minister says she is not waiting for Covid-19 case numbers to start dropping before easing restrictions for Auckland.

The government is being urged to hold off on its planned easing of the… Read more Audio

Refrigerated containers are being hired, bought, and scoped by hospitals worried they won't have enough space to keep Covid-19 bodies.

Not all District Health Boards have morgues and many that do are… Read more Audio

It's day 83 of lockdown for Aucklanders - that's nearly three months.

The city is at alert level 3, step 1, and on Monday the government will decide if a move to greater freedoms in alert level 3… Read more Audio

The government is being urged to put the brakes on its plan to ease Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland as cases soar.

It will confirm after Cabinet meets on Monday whether to go ahead as planned and… Read more Audio

Stratford's mayor says the community is anxiously waiting to see if Covid-19 has spread through the township, after the virus was detected in wastewater.

More than 1000 swabs have been taken since… Read more Audio

Auckland businesses are eagerly waiting to see if the government will go ahead with plans to move the city to alert level 3, step 2.

The next phase means shops can open to socially distanced… Read more Audio

Record rainfall and threats of landslides have failed to deter Gisborne residents from getting tested and vaccinated for Covid-19.

Hundreds turned up to centres over the weekend, days after the virus… Read more Audio

The government is being told to hold off on its plans to let Aucklanders hit the shops from Wednesday, after record Covid-19 case numbers at the weekend.

Cabinet will decide this afternoon whether to… Read more Audio