Morning Report

The Department of Conservation will now display Covid Tracer app QR codes on huts, toilets and shelters.

Previously, users were only asked to sign in at visitors centres and serviced campsites. Last… Read more Audio

Pressure is mounting on the government to release $24 million earmarked for the tourism town of Franz Josef.

Six months since approving a project to give the town flood protection, the mayor is… Read more Audio

Fire and Emergency has suspended all fire permits in Canterbury and banned fires completely in Marlborough saying the hot dry conditions could lead to fires starting easily and spreading quickly.

It… Read more Audio

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

Exporters are rejoicing after the government announced an upgrade to New Zealand's free trade agreement with China.

The deal will allow faster access to Chinese markets for New Zealand goods and a… Read more Audio

Doctors say the Covid-19 vaccine rollout will need to be carefully planned if the shortcomings of last year's troubled flu jab distribution is to be avoided.

Record numbers were vaccinated for the… Read more Audio

The intense demand for Covid-19 testing in Northland has eased.

On Monday the centres extended their hours and tested over 1700 people, almost 1 percent of Northland's population.

Yesterday they… Read more Audio

The EU has threatened to limit exports of Covid-19 vaccines to other countries outside the bloc as production problems emerge.

AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech have both said they cannot supply the… Read more Audio

The head of the New Zealand Olympic Committee says this year's Tokyo Games remain very much on as far as they are considered. Read more Audio

Wellington has once again faced raw sewage spilling into the streets after a pipe burst on Monday afternoon.

The pipe sent putrid liquid running into the intersection of Mercer and Victoria streets… Read more Audio

Downtown Wellington workers and residents are fed up with the putrid stench of raw sewage pervading the city after a wastewater pipe burst.

A temporary fix only narrowly avoided raw sewage pouring… Read more Audio

It was a case of throw off the duvet and open the windows right across Canterbury on Tuesday night after Christchurch recorded its hottest January day since 1979.

The mercury nudged 36.7 degrees in… Read more Audio