Morning Report

Health officials are working under the assumption that the visitor who visited Wellington from Sydney has the Delta variant of Covid-19.

That variant is significantly more infectious, and is quickly… Read more Audio

A group of young Cook Islanders set off this week on a voyage they hope will revive a generations-old tradition that's become endangered.

They're visiting all 15 of the country's islands on a… Read more Audio

The Covid-19 outbreak in Fiji continues to escalate.

Its health ministry announced 308 new cases on Thursday night, the highest daily total recorded so far.

The death toll now sits at 12.

Lice… Read more Audio

Three weeks after severe floodwaters carved through the region, the clean-up still has no end in sight for some Canterbury residents.

The Prime Minister yesterday announced another $4 million of… Read more Audio

A former Russell McVeagh partner has been found guilty of sexual misconduct by the legal profession's disciplinary body.

The tribunal has found James Desmond Gardner-Hopkins's actions in 2015 met the… Read more Audio

A new testing station is opening at Te Papa on Friday morning to help cope with increased demand due to a person who later tested positive for Covid-19 visiting Wellington last week.

Test results… Read more Audio

Part of an apartment building has collapsed in Miami, one person is confirmed dead and 99 people are reported missing.

Rescuers are combing the rubble in the search for survivors and were seen… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is encouraging Wellingtonians to wear a mask, but won't be requiring it, as the city hopes to stave off community transmission of Covid-19.

A person who later… Read more Audio

The $20 billion spend-up on defence is the latest Covid-19 casualty, with a range of options to scale it down now before the Finance Minister.

The major investment in a range of new military hardware… Read more Audio

Critical Covid-19 test results are due out today after thousands of Wellingtonians rushed to get swabbed for the virus.

People in bars, restaurants and at Te Papa at the same time as the Sydney man… Read more Audio