Morning Report

An Auckland councillor says weekend partygoers were only thinking about themselves with a gathering that has infuriated people.

Footage has been circulating on social media of the event, which was… Read more Audio

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the Ministry of Health expects it will take Auckland just over a month before 90 percent of the population is fully vaccinated.

Around 70 percent… Read more Audio

Auckland is being told it's not vaccinated enough to relax restrictions but there are calls to reward the vaccinated with small freedoms.

Eighty-nine percent of eligible people in the city have now… Read more Audio

Cabinet will review alert levels for Northland and parts of Waikato today, but cases are still appearing south of Auckland's border.

Four new cases were reported in the Waikato on Sunday, taking the… Read more Audio

Cabinet will review alert levels for Northland and parts of Waikato today, and there's hope north of Auckland's border will exit lockdown.

There are currently no cases in Northland.

Kaipara District… Read more Audio

Where to from here for Auckland?

The government has held up a 90 percent vaccination rate as the key milestone to ease restrictions.

Now in Auckland 89 percent of eligible people have had at least… Read more Audio

It's been a wild weekend of weather for many parts of the country and warnings are still in place for some areas including the Bay of Plenty east of Opotiki and Gisborne.

Metservice meteorologist… Read more Audio

The British home secretary Priti Patel will consider offering police protection for MPs after the brutal killing of David Amess.

The Conservative MP was stabbed to death in his constituency.

Police… Read more Audio