Morning Report

Parts of Beijing are back in lockdown, schools have closed and travel is being restricted after a new outbreak of the coronavirus was discovered.

Just over 130 infections of Covid-19 have been… Read more Audio

One of the 320 people caught up in the Covid-19 blunder over border controls says he's gobsmacked at the mistake.

Officials are now tracing hundreds of close contacts of two women infected with the… Read more Audio

The Ministry of Health has had to backtrack on its assurances the two sisters who have Covid-19 didn't have any contact with anyone on their trip from Auckland to Wellington.

It's now emerged the two… Read more Audio

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

The New Zealand Medical Association says the Ministry of Health needs to keep reviewing PPE stocks and emergency plans, following a sweeping review from the Auditor General.

The review found that in… Read more Audio

An Auckland University professor who has been modelling the spread of Covid-19 says it's "concerning" that contact tracing and testing times in the Auckland region has failed to meet the gold… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

A new report shows major gaps remain in mental health and addiction services, particularly for Maori, pregnant women, new mothers, prisoners and those in forensic units.

RNZ reporter Ruth Hill asked… Read more Audio

The Ministry of Health has had to backtrack on its assurances the two sisters who have Covid-19 didn't have any contact with anyone on their trip from Auckland to Wellington.

It's now emerged the two… Read more Audio

A snow chain ban on Arthurs Pass has enraged three mayors and tens of thousands of road users either side of the alps.

The Transport Agency's new system sees State Highway 73 either completely open… Read more Audio