Morning Report

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 and depth of 10 kilometers rattled the city of Melbourne yesterday and has raised questions of whether Australia's infrastructure lacks earthquake protections.

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Some teachers in Auckland ventured back into classrooms this week for limited in-person teaching in level 3, but for most students in Tāmaki Makaurau it's teaching by Zoom for a while yet.

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The drive to boost the country's Covid-19 vaccination rate has led some companies to offer incentives to their staff to get the shot.

Among them, fully vaccinated employees of Vodafone, Vodafone… Read more Audio

Documents sourced by RNZ show that government ministers pressed for a dedicated MIQ facility to accommodate international sports teams.

Officials were told by Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio

Getting your fast food fix at Auckland's drive-thrus is no easy feat, but one website's trying to ease the frustration of waiting hours in line for a good fry-up.

Time in the Line is a crowdsourced… Read more Audio

Thousands of tradies in Auckland are busy getting back on the tools, albeit in a restricted capacity.

In Melbourne, the forced close-down of the construction industry due to an explosion of Covid-19… Read more Audio

Fifty percent of the Māori population have had their first dose of vaccinations - this is far behind other ethnicities - compared with 75 percent of the general population. 

The inequity has been… Read more Audio

Taita College's principal says the students aren't going to be put off by protestors trying to encourage them not to get vaccinated.

The school is on guard for more disruption on Thursday, after… Read more Audio

The pay of some judges has risen 19.2 percent in just five years, even though they are never given performance reviews. 

There are calls for more scrutiny of judicial performance, especially given… Read more Audio

As vaccination rates tick up, employers are weighing up the question of vaccine mandates or incentives for staff.

Many businesses are looking to the government for a decisive word on Covid-19 'no jab… Read more Audio

An employment law expert believes if Parliament's Speaker does ban unvaccinated people from the precinct, it could set a precedent for other workplaces.

The strict rules are being considered by… Read more Audio