Morning Report

Opening borders to yachts could be a sustainable way to invite travellers back into New Zealand.

Yachties say systems are already in place to cope with a steady arrival of yacht owners.

Chris… Read more Audio

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

Hong Kong was lauded for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic until relatively recently. In what's becoming a cautionary tale, the city now finds itself dealing with a third wave of infections.

The… Read more Audio

Microsoft is in talks to buy part of TikTok, a Chinese social media app which is popular with young people around the world.

If the sale goes ahead the tech-giant will take control of the app in the… Read more Audio

Thousands of shops, factories and offices across Melbourne are closing on Thursday for six weeks after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews ordered them to shut to stop the spread of coronavirus.

One… Read more Audio

Shane Jones is hailing the success of the Provincial Growth Fund, saying it's provided more than 13,000 jobs.

The National Party says the figures only show how many people have worked on a project -… Read more Audio

Climate change experts want New Zealand to act immediately to implement the new National Climate Change Risk Assessment.

The report, the first of its kind, highlights the areas that need urgent… Read more Audio

Since our borders shut there have been over 28,000 applications for a border exemption, close to 5000 have been approved but just half over those have have arrived here.

It's largely because people… Read more Audio

A new study by Te Pūnaha Matatini has found Māori scientists remain severely under-represented in New Zealand universities, making up less than 5 percent of those employed.

Researchers obtained data… Read more Audio

Two of the country's busiest airports have sketched out their plans for an international travel bubble should the government announce one.

Auckland Airport says it will physically divide operations… Read more Audio

The government wants to use Covid-19's disruption of the stricken $5 billion foreign student industry to bring in permanent change.

A Cabinet paper from June reveals a desire for higher-value… Read more Audio

The Australian state of Victoria is bringing in tough new measures in Melbourne, including a curfew, masks and the requirement to stay home for many.

Can similar measures be imposed here if New… Read more Audio