Morning Report

The High Court has allowed a man to leave mandatory quarantine to visit his dying father, despite having recently returned from the United Kingdom.

The case has raised questions about the way the… Read more Audio

President Trump says as many as 100,000 Americans could die from Covid-19. In a virtual 'Town Hall' on Fox News, the President revised earlier statements where he said 60,000 lives would be lost.

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Zero cases might be a cause for celebration but it'll be the tamest party on the block if health experts have their way.

They say New Zealanders can pat themselves on the back for reaching the first… Read more Audio

The secretive US data firm Palantir has been in talks with the Privacy Commissioner, as well as pitching its pandemic-tracking software to the Health Ministry.

Palantir - co-owned by New Zealand… Read more Audio

The country has been hammered with the message to stick to your own bubble and stay indoors for weeks.

With economic pressure growing the Government is seriously considering opening up New Zealand's… Read more Audio

Mayors around the country have filed shopping lists of 'shovel ready' projects they hope will get a share of government cash aimed at boosting the post-Covid economy.

They want funding for water… Read more Audio

Monday marked the beginning of a new way of life for many people around the world, as a number of countries eased their restrictions.

In Italy, a country with one of the highest death tolls in the… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will join Australia's national cabinet meeting at midday today to discuss whether a trans-Tasman bubble is a possibility.

For weeks New Zealanders have been… Read more Audio

The leader of the occupation movement at Ihumātao is concerned if legislation is passed to fast track resource consents, significant Māori heritage sites may be destroyed. 

Cabinet has approved a new… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio