Morning Report

An Australian state is trying to lure New Zealand nurses across the ditch with a big ad campaign.

The Queensland Government has taken out half page ads in the New Zealand Herald in the past few days… Read more Audio

Australians are back in Queenstown again much to the relief of local businesses.

Travel from South Australia, the ACT, Tasmania and Victoria lifted yesterday morning.

But some key states remain cut… Read more Audio

The UK Prime Minister says he plans to lift England's Covid-19 restrictions on 19 July, returning the country to a level of normalcy.

Boris Johnson made the announcement at 4am NZT, saying from that… Read more Audio

A New Zealand nurse living in Australia says working there is streets ahead of working in New Zealand.

Jess Purcell has worked as a nurse in three Australian states and says there is a night and day… Read more Audio

Former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is facing a 15 month sentence for contempt - ordered by the Constitutional Court for refusing to face questions at an anti-corruption commission looking… Read more Audio

In Samoa moves by the Supreme Court to solve the ongoing electoral impasse have been subverted yet again by the Head of State.

In a televised address he reprimanded the court claiming it had no… Read more Audio

The annual Garden Bird Survey has ended, with researchers preparing to tally the results.  

The citizen science project asks people to take note of which birds visit their gardens, and they're added… Read more Audio

The Environmental Protection Authority has given the logging industry a new extension which allows it to keep releasing a highly toxic gas into the air.

In 2010, the EPA said timber exporters had 10… Read more Audio