Morning Report

A group of academics are calling on the government to get the country back to normal as soon as the lockdown ends, but other experts are saying normality could be months away.

The group, led by… Read more Audio

Rest homes are now looking at buying their own Covid-19 testing kits after the Ministry of Health refused to test new admissions.

Infections have now spread to four rest homes - one in Auckland, one… Read more Audio

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

Tertiary students are hoping a promised government package will help students struggling to pay for essentials like food and power because of the lockdown.

Students associations say weekly student… Read more Audio

The Government is launching three digital mental health tools today to help people deal with the effects of Covid-19.

Two apps and an e-therapy course will use things like daily web seminars and… Read more Audio

A major healthcare provider is struggling to get personal protection equipment for their staff, with the ability to get the equipment differing from one District Health Board to another.

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News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Recycling has been put on hold by a number of councils during Alert Level 4, but that has left households wondering what to do with an ever increasing pile of paper and plastic.

Residents are being… Read more Audio

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

Dunedin's Baldwin St has reclaimed its world record.

The governing body of Guinness World Records has reversed its decision, admitting its measuring method had been wrong. Baldwin street was… Read more Audio