Morning Report

Whanau are leaving the farm trucks in the carpark and their gumboots on the doorstep to get vaccinated at the top of the country.

After initial lags, the Northland DHB is well ahead of its… Read more Audio

A consent botch up has delayed work on a desperately needed upgrade to Middlemore Hospital's babies' unit - just as the winter rush hits.

Work was underway for a month with no building consent before… Read more Audio

The Ministry of Health is being told to scrap the Covid-19 "close plus" and "casual plus" contact classifications.

The recommendation is among several made by an independent advisory group in a… Read more Audio

Tech savvy New Zealanders are effectively locking others out of MIQ booking systems by using a computer programming code to snap up available spots within seconds.

One man who admits to using the… Read more Audio

Olympic organisers have announced spectators will be banned from the Olympics, as Japan extends its Covid-19 state of emergency in the host city Tokyo.

The games begin on 23 July, and already… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

The Environment Minister says banning bottom trawling in areas that haven't been trawled before may be a good idea.

Conservation group, WWF, says virgin sea bed covering an area three times the size… Read more Audio

A New Zealander who tried in vain for three weeks to book a room in MIQ has admitted using what he calls unethical methods to successfully cheat the system.

Chris Ruscoe says for those in the know a… Read more Audio

Covid-19 case numbers in Fiji are still mounting and are likely much higher than reported.

The flow-on effects are dire, with people unable to work and put food on the table, and the impact on the… Read more Audio

Microplastics have been found in high levels in shellfish across the Bay of Plenty prompting concern for both the marine environment and human health.

The tiny plastic particles, range in size from 5… Read more Audio