Morning Report

Official emails reveal the Taranaki District Health Board was worried a humanitarian crisis could unfold on Spanish-flagged deep-sea fishing vessels which had contact with the region's port.

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Auckland's been given a roadmap, of sorts, out of lockdowns but South Islanders are asking where they fit into it all.

It's been more than 300 days since the mainland last recorded a community case… Read more Audio

Waikato DHB says it has fixed the problems it had at testing centres yesterday.

Lines were long and many people were turned away.

Waikato DHB lead for vaccination and testing Maree Munro spoke to… Read more Audio

Nearly 40 religious leaders from across the globe have presented an appeal at the Vatican for politicians to agree to tougher commitments to combat global warming at the upcoming UN climate summit.

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Auckland's early childhood education centres were initially excited by the news they can reopen to all tamariki from until they figured out they're not allowed to bring in any more kids.

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An expert on gangs says there is a challenge to get vaccination rates up in gangs.

A positive case last month on the Hauraki Plains involved a Black Power member, and several Mongrel Mob members in… Read more Audio

A woman who spent five days in ICU is pleading with people to get the Covid-19 vaccine so they don't use up critical care beds. Amber Dryden says ICU stopped her from losing a leg or possibly even… Read more Audio

Māori health services in Auckland are planning to go door-to-door in their efforts to more people vaccinated against Covid-19. 

Covid-19 vaccination rates among Māori are only about two-thirds of… Read more Audio

Ten years ago today, in the early hours of the morning, New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster struck.

The Rena, a container ship, found itself stuck atop of Ōtāiti, the Astrolab Reef in… Read more Audio

Day one of the historic Peter Ellis appeal at the Supreme Court in Wellington focused mainly on the reliability of a child's evidence.

Ellis died in 2019 and it's the first time in New Zealand the… Read more Audio