Morning Report

A man accused of killing a toddler in Southland in 2015, changed his story from saying he did not know what happened to saying he tripped on a skateboard and fell on the boy.

The man was charged with… Read more Audio

Wellington renters are becoming increasingly angry with the poor state of many of the capitals flats as the city heads into the pre-Christmas flat-hunting season.

Tenants are leaving unhealthy and… Read more Audio

Questions are being asked about when the government will firm up orders of paediatric vaccines.

An application from Pfizer to ship the vaccine to New Zealand is due any day now.

The National Party… Read more Audio

More cooking, more exercise, and more screentime were how children spent last year's lockdown.

The country's largest study on the lives of 10 and 11 year olds born in Auckland and Waikato reveals… Read more Audio

Shopping and popping double-bubbles are on the cards for Auckland next week.

Cabinet has agreed in principle to move the region to alert level 3 step 2 at 11.59pm on Tuesday 9 November, allowing… Read more Audio

Prime Minister admits cabinet weighed up Auckland's rising vaccination rates and the stress of living in lockdown for 76 days before deciding to ease Covid-19 restrictions.

Ministers also considered… Read more Audio

Horse training legend Bill Pomare will today fulfill a lifelong dream of having a runner in the Melbourne Cup, six-year-old gelding Ocean Billy.

Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race… Read more Audio

The country's high number of preventable road deaths has led some to blame a lack of progress on the country's "Road to Zero" safety strategy.

It was launched almost two years ago and is meant to… Read more Audio

A major survey shows children did more baking and cooking and more outdoor exercise during last year's national lockdown.

The University of Auckland's Growing Up in New Zealand study also found ten… Read more Audio

Tonga's main island Tongatapu has gone into a snap lockdown after the country's first positive Covid-19 case arrived in the country from New Zealand last Wednesday.

Viliami Puloka is a doctor in… Read more Audio