Morning Report

A massive scrub fire near Ahipara in the Far North is under control this morning. Residents of more than 100 homes were given 10 minutes to evacuate yesterday evening, as the blaze grew. Multiple… Read more Audio

Spats over workplace health and safety haven't been contained to Managed Isolation and Quarantine this year. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed some instances of disagreement between employers and… Read more Audio

Workplace safety planning at managed isolation facilities is taking months to roll out by government officials. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has been in charge since July but… Read more Audio

Prisoners continue to riot at Waikeria prison this morning, prompting other inmates to be evacuated to safety. The Corrections Department says the 'top jail' is significantly damaged and may never… Read more Audio

A massive storm in the Tasman Region threw down hail stones that tore through crop protection structures, shattered glasshouses and shredded fruit and vegetable crops. It lay a metre-deep in places… Read more Audio

A long-time fruit grower in the Moutere and Motueka area says the devastating Boxing Day hail storm was the worst he's ever experienced. The storm threw down hail stones that tore through crop… Read more Audio

One country perhaps more keen to see the back of 2020 than any other is Lebanon, which still reels from the blast that devastated its capital city. The explosion that rocked Beirut in August killed… Read more Audio

Can you imagine using you garage - to build a rocket to send satellies into space? That's what Rocket Lab staff had to do in New Zealand when the country went into lockdown and production had to stop… Read more Audio

A mid-pandemic government shut down has been staved off in the United States after President Donald Trump signed both a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill and a $1.4 trillion government funding… Read more Audio

Europe has embarked on a mammoth effort to immunize an entire continent. Health authorities across the continent have begun administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine following full approval for its… Read more Audio

Beef and Lamb says the Brexit deal will have an impact on the local economy. New Zealand had meat import quotas agreed with the European Union but now they've been split, roughly 50-50 between the UK… Read more Audio