Morning Report

A Belarusian sprinter who refused to get on a plane home from the Tokyo Olympics has been granted a humanitartain visa by the Polish government.

Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya sought assistance… Read more Audio

Winds have battered Auckland overnight, with fire services responding to dozens of callouts.

Multiple power outages are covering swathes of the city, while the strong winds are also making bridge… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Oil and gas workers based overseas say a lack of managed isolation spaces is forcing them to choose between their careers and their families.

New Plymouth resident Gavin Shaw has been on a rig off… Read more Audio

Advocates are questioning whether new legislation to make conversion therapy a criminal act goes far enough.

Justice Minister Kris Faafoi introduced the legislation on Friday after a long campaign to… Read more Audio

Queensland is now seeing a "rapidly escalating" cluster of Covid-19 cases.

Millions of residents spent the weekend under strict stay-at-home orders, after a snap three-day lockdown began on Saturday… Read more Audio

Education officials have warned their ministers that students are falling through the cracks because the curriculum does not clearly signal when they need more support.

The opposition National Party… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

The return of New Zealand tourists to the Cook Islands has residents in Rarotonga stewing over the impact it is having on the island's iconic Muri Lagoon.

A lagoon spokesperson claims 90 percent of… Read more Audio