Morning Report

South Island businesses are pleading for a return to Covid-19 Alert Level 1.

The cabinet will meet today to review the alert levels, as it continues to deal with the Auckland cluster.

Auckland is… Read more Audio

There are fears the sharing and promoting of Covid-19 misinformation by political party leaders will have disastrous consequences for Māori.

Billy Te Kahika, leader of the NZ Public Party and Advance… Read more Audio

Otago University bosses are accused of misleading critics of its proposal to cap medical school admissions through preferential pathways for Māori and other priority groups.

A University staffer says… Read more Audio

Hoardings are at every corner, social media littered with candid candidates, and fiery debates dominating the news - it must be election year.

The politicians on our screens are renowned for long… Read more Video, Audio

Some Aucklanders are worried political pressure from the impending election will force the Government to lower the alert level for the city before it's ready.

It comes as Auckland Regional Public… Read more Audio

Cabinet will announce whether any decision has been made about changing the Alert Level today.

New Zealand is currently at Level 2 across the entire country, although Auckland has some extra… Read more Audio

A leading New Zealand public health expert says moving quarantine facilities to an air base would reduce the risk of border control failures.

His argument against hotel quarantine facilities comes… Read more Audio

The Auckland Regional Public Health Service is asking anyone who attended three fitness classes at the Les Mills Gym in Takapuna  to stay at home and contact Healthline on 0800 358 5453 as soon as… Read more Audio

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

NASA is in the market for moon rocks.

The US space agency has launched an initiative whereby a company mining on the moon would collect lunar rocks to sell to NASA - without having to bring the… Read more Audio

A Nelson cafe owner is among many South Island businesses wanting a return to Alert Level 1. The cabinet will meet today to review the alert levels, as it continues to deal with the Auckland cluster.

Those who may have attended classes at Les Mills takapuna around the same time as a case of Covid-19 are being asked to stay home and call healthline.

The call comes on the same day the country will… Read more Audio