Morning Report

Major media organisations are urging the Government to spend their advertising money locally rather than on global giants Google and Facebook.

They told Parliament's Epidemic Response Committee… Read more Audio

United States President Donald Trump's approval rating in the United States may not have fallen a lot within the country, but his stocks are certainly decling around the world.

Trump's decision to… Read more Audio

A Wellington woman was swept into the sea and her husband was crushed against their house by his Landrover after huge waves battered the south coast yesterday.

Residents had to evacuate the area… Read more Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has sent a clear signal the economy will look different once New Zealand emerges from the Covid-19 recession.

He told a business gathering yesterday the Government's… Read more Audio

Health workers on the front line of the deadliest cluster of Covid-19 cases have only just been given access to the most protective type of face masks.

Six patients from the Rosewood Rest Home have… Read more Audio

The head of the World Health Organization says he regrets President Trump's decision to pull funding for the organisation, but called on world unity to fight the new coronavirus pandemic.

The… Read more Audio

Two top pandemic advisers to the Government say they have not seen crucial Covid-19 data, and some other data is weak, with five days to go till a decision on lockdown.

Epidemiologist Michael Baker… Read more Audio

Many business owners say they have plans in place to safely operate once lockdown lifts.

They'll need to show they can operate safely with workers given plenty of space and good systems for… Read more Audio

An economist who first warned the government of the potential severity of the coronavirus crisis in mid-February says the country could be at Alert Level 2 within weeks.

Rodney Jones of Wigram… Read more Audio

The Council of Trade Unions says with more unemployment looming, Work and Income rules on benefits for people in relationships need to be scrapped.

Job seeker benefits can be cut to nothing depending… Read more Audio

Medical staff at Burwood Hospital have only just been given access to the highest level of face masks and visors - despite caring for the most Covid-19 cases of any hospital.

Six people from the… Read more Audio