Morning Report

Spending has increased significantly as the country moved from the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 to Level 3 and now to Level 2, but some businesses are still doing poorly.

Paymark, the company that runs… Read more Audio

The first days of life under Alert Level 2 has started with a hiss and a roar for retailers, restaurants and cafes, but some business owners fear the spending splurge will be short lived as recession… Read more Audio

At some point in March, New Zealand welcomed its five millionth resident according to an estimate from Statistics New Zealand.

While there's no way of knowing for sure, it's likely the five millionth… Read more Audio

The latest Newshub Reid-Research poll has Labour on 56.5 percent and National falling to 30.6. On these poll results Labour would easily be able to govern alone.

To add to Simon Bridges' woes - his… Read more Audio

The World Health Assembly has been held overnight with close to 200 countries from around the world taking part.

It's taking place during the worst pandemic in modern history, and that's been the… Read more Audio

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

Queenstown migrant workers say they're stuck in limbo without more clarity on the sponsored working visa rules.

Up to 10,000 jobs are estimated to have been lost in the resort town with more expected… Read more Audio

America's Centers for Disease Control warned on Monday that the United States is on course to record 100,000 coronavirus deaths by the beginning of next month.

Some models predict that grim moment… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Acting veteran Mark Hadlow has had to swap the stage for working on a building site in order to keep the cash coming in during the Covid-19 restrictions.

The actor and comedian is best known… Read more Audio

A generation of New Zealanders spending their lockdown in rest homes have memories of schools closing due to epidemics that swept the country during their childhoods.

After polio first gripped New… Read more Audio