Morning Report

The European Union has warned Covid-19 vaccine producers they must deliver agreed supplies, amid fears production problems could seriously hamper its inoculation drive.

AstraZeneca and… Read more Audio

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

The government has future-proofed their free trade agreement with China, bringing it up to date for another ten years.

The Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Damien O'Connor, signed off the… Read more Audio

Iwi in the North are set to reinstate checkpoints by Thursday morning which they say is to stop the Covid-19 from moving around the region - or out into the rest of the country. 

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The Government is now downplaying previous suggestions quarantine free travel to and from Australia could be in place by the end of March.

Different travel rules for different Australian states is… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

The National Party's call for temporary laws to free up land for house building is being dismissed as flawed and short-sighted.

The opposition leader Judith Collins wants new legislation giving… Read more Audio

For some, summer is all about relaxation, but for lifeguards across the country this is the busiest time of the year.

So busy that sometimes a day on patrol means saving 27 people in 10 minutes.

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New Zealand is one of only 20 countries in the world to have a confirmed case of the South African variant of Covid-19.

On Monday, the Australian Government suspended quarantine free travel for New… Read more Audio

Poverty is still causing problems for kids headed to school this year, with many children set to start the year next week with no shoes, an empty tummy and dirty clothes.

Kidscan Chief Executive… Read more Audio

A teacher claims the Ministry of Education made it hard for staff to complain about the owner of a Feilding childcare centre who is accused of mistreating children for years.

The ministry's… Read more Audio