Morning Report

In the US more than 3600 people died of Covid-19 yesterday a new, shocking record for a country that has now recorded more than 17 million cases of coronavirus infection.

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Cyclone Yasa has struck Fiji overnight, with winds gusting as high as 350kmph flash flooding, large waves and strong winds are all a part of the threat to the Pacific Island, the aftermath will be… Read more Audio

Russian athletes will be barred from competing at major international events, including the Olympics, under the country's flag until the end of 2022 after the court of arbitration for sport court… Read more Audio

New Plymouth's iconic music, arts, and dance festival WOMAD, which takes place in March every year, has been cancelled for the first time in its 16 year history.

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Transport officials planned to ask residents near the Auckland Harbour Bridge if their properties could be tested for heavy metals, without telling them contamination had already been found nearby.

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Air New Zealand will rehire some of the cabin crew it furloughed at the beginning of the pandemic, as the planned Trans Tasman Travel Bubble raises the prospect of increased international air travel… Read more Audio

The pandemic has driven the biggest-ever annual increase in home-schooling enrolments.

Education Ministry figures show 7192 children were being home-schooled in July, 619 more than at the same time… Read more Audio

The government says every New Zealander who wants one can get a Covid-19 vaccine, starting midway throught 2021.

It has pre-purchased a further two vaccines - 7.6 million doses will come from… Read more Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has vowed the land at Ihumātao will be used for housing.

The government yesterday agreed to buy the land from Fletcher Building for just under $30 million - with a… Read more Audio

A breakthrough deal to buy the disputed Ihumātao land has brought an end to years of protest - involving hīkoi, petitions, court action, a trip to the United Nations, and a lengthy land-occupation.

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Houses have been flattened, and people left in only the clothes they're wearing as Cyclone Yasa swept into the island of Vanua Levu yesterday evening, with winds gusting as high as 350km/h.

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