Morning Report

An Auckland dairy owner says his business is within an inch of its life after the latest lockdown.

Suresh Jeram, who runs D Jairam and Sons dairy on Ponsonby Road said he's struggling to pay back… Read more Audio

The Sheffield Hotel is on fire in Canterbury.

Emergency services were called to the 1800s-era building just after 1am on Thursday and more trucks are on the way.

Reporter Emma Hatton has been in… Read more Audio

A group of Marlborough Sounds residents are hugely frustrated that after nine weeks, the only road out is still blocked by slips.

The area has been in its own kind of lockdown since the rain storm of… Read more Audio

The Nurses Organisation says making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for health workers is not straight forward.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins asked health officials to consider the idea on… Read more Audio

A unique conservation project is under way in Dublin aimed at serving two purposes - to prevent the spread of wildfires and to preserve the critically-endangered Old Irish Goats.

Dozens of the… Read more Audio

Waka Kotahi contractors have been using builder's foam to fill in potential bat roosts on the route of the proposed Mt Messenger bypass in Taranaki.

The revelation comes a month after the agency said… Read more Audio

The government is being urged to be more up-front about its plans to rescue hundreds of people trapped in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

More than 300 New Zealand nationals and permanent residents… Read more Audio

Breaching Covid-19 restrictions will soon mean an increased infringement fee of up to $12,000 for individuals, and even more for companies, when imposed by a court.

That signifies a hefty increase on… Read more Audio

Anti-vaccination protesters appeared outside Taita College in the the Hutt Valley while students were arriving to on Wednesday.

Members of the group Voices for Freedom are standing at the entry to… Read more Audio