Morning Report

The phones are running hot in the National Party caucus as MPs frantically try to figure out whether to replace Simon Bridges as leader.

It comes after a massive backlash to a Facebook post and media… Read more Audio

Community checkpoints are continuing to pop up in response to Covid-19.

Police have elected not to shut them down for now, although that could change once New Zealand gets to Alert Level 2.

Police… Read more Audio

Taranaki iwi are worried that going into Level 3 could be devastating for local Maori and it's going to set up checkpoints around the region.

Iwi leaders say not enough Maori have been tested for… Read more Audio

A Covid-19 tester says she's making grown men cry every day but the long shifts in sweltering PPE are making a difference.

DHBs say they've been busy testing a lot more people with the most minor of… Read more Audio

It's the last weekend in lockdown, as the country moves from level four to level three restrictions on Tuesday. Authorities are warning people not to become complacent as the shift approaches.

The… Read more Audio

Covid-19 has hit Chinese restaurants particularly hard with many suffering a loss of business well before lockdown.

Some Chinese food outlets say moving to Alert Level 3 next week will provide some… Read more Audio

Singapore is extending its lockdown until 1 June, in a bid to slow a steep rise in Covid-19 cases.

Initially it appeared they had done well in containing the virus, but now the infection is spreading… Read more Audio

The compound which is now a front runner as a treatment option for Covid-19 was created by a New Zealand scientist.

A number of anti-viral drugs are currently being investigated as potential… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

There's growing concern in Papua New Guinea about a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases confirmed there, across four provinces.

It's a blow to the region which has so far been successful in keeping… Read more Audio