Morning Report

The escalating costs of building materials are jeopardising a first home buyer's $20,000 Kiwisaver grant.

The speed with which costs are rising is pressuring builders to invoke escalation clauses… Read more Audio

The school bells will chime again today - outside Auckland that is - as thousands of primary and secondary school students return to class.

More than three weeks of lockdown learning is over and with… Read more Audio

A major freight firm expects all its employees crossing the alert level boundary with Auckland will comply with a requirement to have regular Covid-19 tests.

From tomorrow, a new law requires… Read more Audio

Parents across much of the country are having to get back into the routine of making school lunches again this morning.

But bear a thought for those in Auckland who are facing a week or two more of… Read more Audio

A Māori leader says a different approach is urgently needed to attract young Māori along for their Covid-19 vaccines. 

Data from the Ministry of Health  shows Māori are still behind in the vaccine… Read more Audio

If it sounds like a duck and walks like a duck...but what if it talks like a person?

A recording has been unearthed of an Australian musk duck imitating speech - specifically "you bloody fool" -… Read more Audio

Beauty and wellness companies are cashing in on Covid-19 as video-calling makes people more self-conscious about how they look.

Trade in lipstick may be suffering as masks hide our mouths but sales… Read more Audio

Getting jabs in the arms of homeless people is regarded as a major challenge in our Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

One doctor in West Auckland is using the relationships he has built up over time with… Read more Audio