Politics

Samoa's constitutional quagmire has been dragging on for months. That's despite Samoa's FAST party having a clear majority with 26 seats in the parliament, while HRPP -- the so-called caretaker… Audio

The government is considering longer term options for managed isolation and quarantine - including new facilities. The Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins told Morning Report the government will… Audio

Ron talks to Kathryn about the strange divergence of pandemic and post-pandemic culture as parts of America return to normal but cases spike in rural areas where vaccination rates are less than half… Audio

Samoa's constitutional crisis over who will form the next government is escalating as the country waits to see what action the Supreme Court will take against a defiant head of state.

The two are at… Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says the government is looking into longer term options for managed isolation and quarantine.

Hipkins told Morning Report the government was considering… Audio

Quarantine-free travel will resume with Western Australia and Northern Territory from midnight Friday, and New Zealanders from New South Wales and Queensland will be able to fly home despite those… Audio

In the UK, Boris Johnson has announced the government will lift most of the remaining Covid-19 restrictions on July 19th, that's despite a backlash from the government's own scientific advisers who… Audio

Relief for residents in a Southland town, after confirmation that all 10,000 tonnes of toxic aluminium waste has been removed from its old paper mill.

The dross is an aluminium by-product from the… Audio

Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan has returned to Parliament after taking time off to have treatment for cancer.

The Minister has been documenting her time in hospital on social media to raise awareness of… Audio

Samoa's politics are deadlocked again, after the Head of State late last night reprimanded the country's Supreme Court, claiming it has no authority over him. The Court had directed parliament to sit… Audio

Environmental groups are telling the government it is imperative to lower the limit on the amount of nitrate pollution allowed in New Zealand's waterways. They say restricting nitrate levels to under… Audio

Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones join Kathryn to look at whether the PM has made a misstep over hate speech, is it part of a desire to speed up action on some changes - and what are the risks in that?

Thomas joins Kathryn to look at how the contagious Delta coronavirus variant is posing a significant challenge to Europe's pandemic strategy as many people are on the move during the European football… Audio

As of last week, private rental properties must now comply with healthy homes standards within 90 days of any new tenancy, but state houses have two years longer, and currently only a sixth of them… Audio

To Samoa now where the country is waiting to see whether outgoing Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi and key members of his government will be arrested for contempt of court after allegedly… Audio

Rebecca Kennedy splits her time between Hong Kong and Macau, but over the past 12 months she's been more or less stuck in the latter location due to the restrictions imposed because of Covid-19. She's… Audio

A discussion document on proposed hate speech laws generated plenty of discussion in the media - and spurious claims that merely insulting people could be criminalised. Some senior journalists seized… Audio