Morning Report

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

Hundreds of unwanted pets are getting the chance to find new homes under level 3 lockdown, with the SPCA now offering "contactless adoptions".

The SPCA currently has 2,411 animals in foster homes… Read more Audio

As New Zealand's elite sports teams and athletes grapple with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, concern is also surfacing at the community level of the sports sector.

A significant financial hit… Read more Audio

Outbreaks of dysentry, dengue fever and malaria have been reported in parts of Vanuatu devastated by Cyclone Harold.

The cases are in the country's north, where entire villages were flattened by… Read more Audio

Life in lockdown has led many Kiwi to take to the internet for inspiration about keeping active while stuck at home.

Older New Zealanders, however, are less likely to access these resources, and in… Read more Audio

With the lockdown in place and few flights running, aviation security officers have been redeployed to help the police patrol supermarkets and do quarantine and isolation checks.

Officers from… Read more Audio

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

At the beginning of lockdown, family harm reports spiked as women found it harder to escape their abusers.

Police figures comparing the week before the lockdown to the first full week of restricted… Read more Audio

Tourism operators in Whakatāne already struggling in the wake of the deadly Whakaari eruption say the Covid-19 pandemic has forced them to lay-off staff and consider closing down. 

Despite receiving… Read more Audio

Imagining what the New Zealand economy might look like when it staggers out of lockdown is difficult when detailed information on its effects is still being developed.

ANZ's survey of business… Read more Audio

Genetic scientists mapping the spread of Covid-19 say that they have so far found 35 cases that may have led to the outbreak here.

ESR has been analysing virus samples to try to build a comprehensive… Read more Audio