Morning Report

There are dire warnings a decade of economic development in the Pacific region could be wiped out by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A new report by World Vision reveals 60 percent of households in the… Read more Audio

The Hawke's Bay district of Wairoa hasn't had a dentist for adults in nearly two years.

The problem's been worsened by a huge dental need because of high rates of drug addiction.

Hawke's Bay… Read more Audio

Dozens of people from around the south gave up their time at the weekend to test and improve how Milford Sound Piopiotahi will respond to an emergency, such as a magnitude 8 earthquake along the… Read more Audio

New Zealand's Pacific neighbours are in for a climate aid boost.

The government's committing $1.3 billion over four years to support countries most vulnerable to climate change - at least half of… Read more Audio

There's no doubt that Super Saturday was a success - but is it the circuit-breaker the Government needed after weeks of battling the Delta outbreak?

Lawyer and National Party member Liam Hehir, and… Read more Audio

Church lawyers are pressuring the Royal Commission of inquiry into abuse to narrow the scope of its investigation.

In response, the commission has asked for submissions about its scope, infuriating a… Read more Audio

An organiser of a Givealittle campaign for mobile vaccinations in Tairāwhiti is stunned New Zealanders contributed more than $100,000 to the campaign.

With only 912 jabs, the Tairāwhiti region had… Read more Audio

The new school term starts today, but the experience will be very different for pupils in the south compared with the north.

Nearly 400,000 children in Auckland, Northland and Waikato are starting… Read more Audio

Re-engaging children and preparing teenagers for NCEA exams are top of mind for Auckland schools as they start the fourth term today.

The city's 250,000 school children have been remote learning… Read more Audio

Compliance is on the mind as Auckland's lockdown drags on.

Thousands attended an anti-lockdown protest at the Auckland Domain on Saturday, and videos on Instagram show dozens apparently gathering for… Read more Audio