Morning Report

With just one week of holidays left, the Secondary Principals' Association wants a plan on how Auckland schools are expected to open safely.

President Vaughan Couillault says a public health order… Read more Audio

A new entrant to the annual Bird of the Year/Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau competition has caused a flap.

The long-tailed bat, pekapeka-tou-roa, has swooped in on the competition that allows Kiwis to… Read more Audio

In Katikati, hundreds of people responded to a positive case in the community by lining up for vaccinations and testing.

Western Bay of Plenty Mayor Garry Webber says the case made locals sit up and… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern doesn't believe hospital intensive care units will be overwhelmed as Covid-19 case numbers rise.

In countries such as Singapore, where Governments have moved out of… Read more Audio

Auckland's mayor Phil Goff told expects the cabinet will be conservative when it makes decisions today and keep lockdown provisions as they are for his city.

Covid case numbers in Auckland yesterday… Read more Audio

University of Canterbury Covid-19 modeller professor Michael Plank is one of those saying that for now, it's no time to loosen restrictions.

He says case numbers could spiral out of control.

He… Read more Audio

Auckland's daily Covid-19 case numbers could reach triple figures by the end of the month.

There were 56 cases in the city yesterday, the highest since September the first, and the current situation… Read more Audio

Iwi-led border control checkpoints went into full swing in Northland over the weekend - with local volunteers saying they'll do all they can to keep Delta out of the region.

Te Tai Tokerau plunged… Read more Audio

Public health expert Professor Nick Wilson is calling on the government to tighten the border below and above Auckland.

There were 56 cases in the city yesterday, the highest since September 1st, and… Read more Audio