Guyon Espiner

Waikato District's mayor is frustrated the region wasn't considered for a shift down in Covid-19 alert levels.

The region is currently at Alert Level 3, step 2 with restrictions to be reviewed next… Audio

Drinking establishments up and down the West Coast have been forced into crisis management mode over the last week, after beer kegs labelled as "Monteith's Original" have been pouring a mystery pale… Audio

The Delta outbreak has unleashed a greater willingness to use derogatory and offensive slurs as part of public discourse.

That's the take of one University of Auckland research fellow who says terms… Audio

A former West Coast Mayor fears misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine is creating a rift in the community.

Vaccinators are pushing to get at least 2000 West Coasters their first jab, for the… Audio

The Ministry of Health has doubled down in not granting access to Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency data on the vaccination status of Māori - despite a high court ruling urging the Ministry to… Audio

National Māori Pandemic group co-leader and Māori health leader Dr Rawiri Jansen says the prospect of Covid-19 restrictions easing fills him with a sense of doom.

He told Morning Report Māori are the… Audio

Corrections has placed 202 prison staff on special leave because they haven't had at least one shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. 

The Government required all prison staff to have their first vaccination… Audio

The Prime Minister says she is not waiting for Covid-19 case numbers to start dropping before easing restrictions for Auckland.

The government is being urged to hold off on its planned easing of the… Audio

It's day 83 of lockdown for Aucklanders - that's nearly three months.

The city is at alert level 3, step 1, and on Monday the government will decide if a move to greater freedoms in alert level 3… Audio

Stratford's mayor says the community is anxiously waiting to see if Covid-19 has spread through the township, after the virus was detected in wastewater.

More than 1000 swabs have been taken since… Audio

Record rainfall and threats of landslides have failed to deter Gisborne residents from getting tested and vaccinated for Covid-19.

Hundreds turned up to centres over the weekend, days after the virus… Audio

The government is being told to hold off on its plans to let Aucklanders hit the shops from Wednesday, after record Covid-19 case numbers at the weekend.

Cabinet will decide this afternoon whether to… Audio

Many of the private law firms with warrants to prosecute serious crimes for the Crown are failing to reflect the diversity of the regions they serve - despite that being a condition of their lucrative… Audio

Contracting out Crown prosecutions to private law firms leads to a lack of accountability and transparency and the system needs to change, according to key players in the justice system.

Private law… Audio

Fully vaccinated Australians living in New South Wales can expect to enjoy renewed freedoms to visit hotels, restaurants, stadiums, and live music venues from as soon as next month.

New South Wales… Audio

Scientists have a tough message for New Zealanders struggling to come home: it is far too risky to throw open the gates just yet.

The Grounded Kiwis group has been calling for more rooms in managed… Audio

Junior doctors are demanding that the Auckland District Health Board go back to the drawing board again over its hotly debated visitor policy.

Following criticism by nurses, staff and patients, on… Audio

Strong gales have brought down trees and powerlines in the central South Island and lower North Island overnight and 10 wildfires are burning in North Canterbury.

Greg Wilkinson is from Peel Forest… Audio

The attacks on 9/11 permanently altered the New York City skyline and remains a painful scar on the nation's collective consciousness and changed the way we lived and travelled.

Much has changed over… Audio