Morning Report

The coronavirus death toll in the United States has risen above 10,000 amid some preliminary signs that the crisis in New York may have reached its peak.

President Trump declared there is light at… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is demanding the Council put a freeze on a planned rates increase.

Mayor Phil Goff announced a 3.5 percent rates increase last year but the alliance says the… Read more Audio

The Mad Butcher chain says government indecision has created strife for butchers.

They were told at the start of the lockdown they had to shut as they're not an essential service.

Yesterday it was… Read more Audio

Non-food export manufacturers say they face irreversible market loss if they have to stay shut under the Covid-19 lockdown.

They are calling on the Government to put them on equal footing with food… Read more Audio

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care after he was hospitalised with coronavirus symptoms yesterday.

A spokesperson for Downing Street said the Prime Minister's… Read more Audio

The Health Minister David Clark says he's let New Zealand down by taking a trip to a beach during the Level 4 lockdown, in addition to other questionable movements while his Government urged Kiwis to… Read more Audio

Immigrants say they are facing life on the breadline after losing their jobs and being unable to claim benefits or return home.

An advocacy group says it is hypocritical of the Government to… Read more Audio

Maori health professionals say the government's response to Covid-19 has serious shortfalls and blindspots and it's putting Maori communities, and therefore New Zealand, at risk.

Dr Elana Curtis is… Read more Audio

On the cusp of our third week of lockdown, public health researchers are working on how to identify if and when Covid-19 has been eliminated from the country.

They say increased testing is essential… Read more Audio

New Zealand is racing to find other ways to produce and source chemicals and equipment critical for coronavirus testing.

Huge global demand is putting pressure on supplies and microbiologists… Read more Audio

Cyclone Harold has been causing widespread damage as it lashes Vanuatu.

The cyclone made landfall on the north and west of the country yesterday, with sustained winds reaching up to 235 kilometres an… Read more Audio