Morning Report

A new study has teased out the voyages that Pacific peoples took by studying present-day genomes.

The study estimates that voyagers from Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga first migrated to Rarotonga around the… Read more Audio

A Hawkes Bay man is taking the housing shortage into his own hands - living on site while he builds houses for his whanau.

Like elsewhere, the region is fighting the scourge of homelessness as it… Read more Audio

Another long lockdown in Auckland is making it harder for older people to avoid loneliness.

Social isolation was already a major problem before the pandemic. National surveys of 40,000 pensioners… Read more Audio

Widespread food shortages have been reported across the UK, with photos of empty shelves shared across social media and calls for urgent action from the government to address the shortages.

Talia… Read more Audio

Silver Ferns' coach Dame Noeline Taurua has a tough task on her hands, as she assembles her starting line-up against the England Roses for tonight's series decider.

England levelled the three-test… Read more Audio

Rugby's greatest rivalry will raise a century on Saturday in Townsville - an unlikely venue for the 100th test between the All Blacks and the Springboks.

The two nations have dominated the… Read more Audio

Fast food outlets are coming under fire from academics, who are accusing corporate brands of using the Covid-19 pandemic as an advertising tactic.

Researchers at the University of Auckland found 27… Read more Audio

The Down Syndrome Association says the community is heartbroken, in shock and outraged after the death of 27-year-old Lena Zhang Harrap.

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the… Read more Audio

Covid-19 modeller Shaun Hendy says it's important to discuss the potential of severe health consequences if restrictions are lifted.

New modelling data shows if just 80 percent of the country's over… Read more Audio

A Hauraki Plains health organisation Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki is pivoting from Covid-19 tests to a vaccine push on two marae this weekend.

The area went into lockdown after three members of a… Read more Audio