Morning Report

It was a bumper weekend for provincial rugby, with Hawke's Bay locking away the Ranfurly Shield for the summer and All Blacks captain Sam Cane making a guest appearance for Heartland union King… Read more Audio

There's been some disagreement about Covid-19 case rates in Singapore.

Rod Jackson, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Auckland, spoke to Kim Hill. Read more Audio

Across the Tasman, Sydneysiders are waking up to Freedom Day. Australia's largest city ended it's 108-day lockdown at the stroke of midnight.

But the state's premier Dominic Perrottet says the fight… Read more Audio

Up to 10,000 people will be allowed to attend the Melbourne Cup in Australia next month.

Melbourne is on track to come out of lockdown by October 26, once the state reaches its 70 percent double… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns have beaten the Aotearoa Men's team in the first of three matches.

The final score saw the Ferns win 58-47 at the game in Wellington last night.

Netball correspondent Bridget… Read more Audio

Universities, polytechs and wananga have been given ten years to end the persistently lower pass rates for Māori and Pasifika students.

It's the third time in the past decade the Tertiary Education… Read more Audio

New Zealand's legal aid debt has reached $177 million dollars - much of it owed by some of our poorest citizens.

Legal aid in New Zealand is a loan, and two out of every three people who receive help… Read more Audio

The city state of Singapore is now opening itself up again to the outside world with fully vaccinated citizens now able to travel to many countries and many big public events are back on the social… Read more Audio

Experts warn it's probably just a matter of time before Covid-19 spreads its tentacles further and in to areas such as the South Island, which hasn't had widespread transmission for almost 18 months.

The heightened anxiety from confirmation of a Covid-19 case in Te Tai Tokerau had residents turning up in droves to get tested and vaccinated over the weekend. 

The region is among the… Read more Audio