Morning Report

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that some firms can start back to work when Alert Level 3 is enacted, but only if they can keep people safe.

The actual decision about whether to move down… Read more Audio

Businesses are frantically trying to work out how they will operate under Alert Level 3 restrictions.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that some firms can start back to work when the lower… Read more Audio

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

The number of official complaints about the government's wage subsidy scheme have skyrocketed, with 800 laid in the space of just nine days.

The Labour Inspectorate says nine involve fraud, a number… Read more Audio

Some patients are waiting days to have their prescriptions filled, as many community pharmacies struggle to meet demand during lockdown.

Pharmacists warn people with non-Covid related health problems… Read more Audio

Blood tests are the next step in tracking Covid-19 throughout the community.

While that technology isn't available yet - it is key to identifying people who have had the disease without knowing it.

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Principals are worried a partial reopening of schools under Alert Level 3 will be hard to manage and create too much work for their teachers.

The government says people who return to work when the… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Around three quarters of the people seeking welfare support in the Queenstown Lakes district are migrant workers and foreign nationals.

The Emergency Operations Centre led by the Queenstown Lakes… Read more Audio

Courier drivers could be a lot busier next week if the country moves to level three.

The Prime Minister yesterday revealed details of what life would look like at Alert Level 3, including a total… Read more Audio

ACT Leader David Seymour is questioning why the the retail sector will still face such heavy restrictions under Alert Level 3.

The government has outlined what businesses and the public can expect… Read more Audio