Morning Report

A teenage girl is in a fight to keep the National Aquarium in Napier open.

The council is considering its closure, after the Government denied it funds for a huge redevelopment.

Tom Kitchin reports.

Because of Covid-19, tens of thousands of young people have flown home to Aotearoa while fewer than normal are leaving. But coming home, especially to a smaller town, can prove tough.

In Hawke's Bay… Read more Audio

The crater lake on Mount Ruapehu is heating up.

The lake - Te Wai a-moe - typically goes through heating cycles, and GNS measurements show that early this month the temperature started building.

GNS… Read more Audio

Training is being escalated for a new class of Covid-19 vaccinator it's hoped will both bolster numbers and reach more communties.

Non-medical health workers, social workers and support workers are… Read more Audio

Clinical psychologists are calling for more training places to be made available urgently to try to keep up with huge demand.

Psychologists are turning away as many as 60 clients a month because they… Read more Audio

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

After England's loss to Italy yesterday, three Black English footballers have been on the recieving end of racist abuse - sparking widespread condemnation from both within the sport and the wider… Read more Audio

Italians have been celebrating their first European football Championship win in more than 50 years, with street parades and parties taking place across the country.

The team was welcomed home as… Read more Audio

The Marine Transport Association is accusing the Transport Accident Investigation Commission of sleeping on the job.

The Association, which represents passenger services and charter operators, says… Read more Audio

The National Party says it is leaning in favour of charging managed isolation fees for stranded New Zealanders returning from Australia.

National's Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop, told Morning… Read more Audio

Employers of the 1800 border workers who must be vaccinated are being told they will have to tread carefully if staff refuse to have the Covid-19 injections.

A new government health order covers… Read more Audio

The New Zealand men's football team beat Australa 2-nil in Japan overnight in their first and only warm-up game before the Tokyo Olympics. Read more Audio