Morning Report

National Party leader Judith Collins says the country and the Government need to accept that the elimination strategy no longer works.

 She told Morning Report there have been 17 weeks of lockdowns… Read more Audio

As health authorities battle to bring the Covid-19 outbreak under control, the focus for testing has turned to Aucklanders in emergency housing.

Cases spiked to 45 yesterday and the Health Ministry… Read more Audio

The government has annouced a major one-off visa to help up to 165,000 migrants currently in Aotearoa.

Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says the plan offers a residency path to provide certainty for… Read more Audio

Tighter rules for medicinal cannabis come into force tomorrow cutting possibly thousands of patients off from accessing their preferred treatment.

Medsafe has only verified four drugs for use from 1… Read more Audio

The daily number of people getting their first Covid-19 vaccine dose has tumbled.

Only a quarter of the number that were going for shots in early September have been rolling up their sleeves this… Read more Audio

The rural advocacy group Federated Farmers is praising Immigration New Zealand's plans for a residency visa pathway for approximately 9,000 agricultural workers.

Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi… Read more Audio

A petition calling on the government to change what's been labelled a "broken" MIQ system is closing today, with more than 22,000 signatures.

The petition argues all New Zealanders should be allowed… Read more Audio

Official forecasts show secondary schools will need 260 more teachers next year just to meet increased enrolments.

The schools are expected to grow by more than 7000 students in 2022 and will also… Read more Audio