Morning Report

Firefighters will soon find out how far an out-of-control blaze has spread in the Mackenzie Basin overnight.

The fire, by Lake Pukaki near Twizel was reported just before lunchtime yesterday - and… Read more Audio

The police are quietly setting up an $8 million facial recognition system that can take a live feed from CCTV cameras and identify people from it.

This would push New Zealand into new territory for… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is standing by the decision to move Auckland out of Alert Level 3.

The city is now at what has been nicknamed "Alert Level 2.5", a version of Level 2 with the strong… Read more Audio

The national Māori pandemic group says moving Auckland out of level three is, at this stage, "premature and dangerous."

Te Ropu Whakakaupapa Uruta is urging the government to halt the relaxation of… Read more Audio

Auckland is now at Alert Level 2, but are people following the requirement to wear masks on public transport?

Reporter Matthew Theunissen is at the Manukau bus and train station.

He speaks to Susie… Read more Audio

Auckland is back at Alert Level 2, or at Alert Level 2.5 as some would call it.

Reporter Anneke Smith is on Queen Street.

She speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

Aucklanders are waking up to life out of lockdown after the city moved out of Alert Level 3 at midnight.

It isn't completely joining the rest of the country in Alert Level 2 - instead moving to what… Read more Audio

Sydney FC have won the A League football title for a fifth time. Read more Audio

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

Firefighters will soon find out how far an out-of-control blaze has spread in the Mackenzie Basin overnight.

The fire, by Lake Pukaki near Twizel was reported just before lunchtime on Sunday - and… Read more Audio

Auckland is now at Alert Level 2.5.

The city's Alert Level 3 restrictions officially lifted at midnight on Sunday, but there are still some extra rules members of the public will have to follow.

… Read more Audio

With hundreds of thousands of children returning to school in Auckland today, teachers and parents are divided over whether they should be going back at all.

For some, there are questions over the… Read more Audio