All episodes
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- 5:07 PM Jacinda Ardern announces loosening of Covid restrictions
- 5:11 Auckland hospitality responds to Covid restriction changes
- 5:15 Primary principals respond to scrapping of vaccine mandates
- 5:21 Rain continues in Tairāwhiti in state of emergency after storm
- 5:25 Devonport ferry to be half price in govt's public transport plan
- 5:33 Evening business for 29 March 2022
- 5:36 Forsyth Barr stadium boss excited for crowds at Highlanders
- 5:40 Hipkins comfortable with unvaccinated staff returning to school
- 5:46 Latest on torrential weather, evacuations in Tairāwhiti
- 5:49 Soggy, smelly, pricey repairs in Auckland after major flooding
- 5:53 Footrot Flats mural covered up over copyright complaint
- 6:07 800 staff return to Air NZ as travel takes off again
- 6:14 Fans welcomed back to sports stadiums as Covid limits change
- 6:19 Russian forces destroy most of Mariupol, attacks more brutal
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
- 5:07 Enchanter tragedy: Waikato dad remembered as a 'true legend'
- 5:13 Enchanter tragedy: Skipper in complete shock over boat sinking
- 5:17 Michael Baker, other experts, urge govt to keep Covid controls
- 5:17 Health Ministry considering fourth Covid shot for some NZers
- 5:28 New report asks why $1.9b boost has not helped mental health
- 5:34 Evening business for 22 March 2022
- 5:38 Deltacron: Should we be worried about the new variant?
- 5:51 Rules broken in prescribing safe sex drug PrEP in 2021
- 5:51 Ukraine defiant as Russian attacks get more barbaric
- 5:53 Auckland Zoo welcomes birth of orangutan
- 6:07 Investigation underway into plane's fatal nosedive crash in China
- 6:11 Ruapehu locals unfazed by signs of volcanic unrest
- 6:15 Buyers' market as properties on market double - REINZ
- 6:23 Striker Chris Wood shoots to top of NZ goal-scoring list
Monday, 21 March 2022
- 5:07 Weather: Early morning storm, floods, catch Auckland off-guard
- 5:13 Search for last person missing after North Cape boat sinking
- 5:21 Ukraine ignores Russian call for Mariupol to surrender
- 5:22 North Cape rescue: Fishers in water four hours - Maritime NZ
- 5:26 Businesses ready as decision on future of vaccine mandates
- 5:32 Evening business for 21 March 2022
- 5:36 Christchurch leaders chasing anti-mandate protesters for costs
- 5:42 Wellington water woes worsen in new report
- 5:45 Auckland weather - latest details
- 5:46 Waikato locals frustrated with boy racers causing chaos
- 5:51 Govt sends more money, military equipment to help Ukraine
- 5:56 High jumper Kerr first NZer to win Olympic Gold, World champs
- 6:07 Auckland flooding: Councillor Jo Bartley on stormwater issues
- 6:15 John Minto criticises council for charging protesters $50k
Friday, 18 March 2022
- 5:08 Hospitals filling up with Covid cases, only 11 percent boosted
- 5:12 Jacinda Ardern in Queenstown to lure Australians back to NZ
- 5:15 No expert advice on National's call to drop Covid restrictions
- 5:20 Govt releases Russia sanctions blacklist
- 5:26 The days of sharing your Netflix login could be numbered
- 5:35 Evening business for 18 March 2022
- 5:38 Lab science leader concerned at pharmacy test for antibodies
- 5:42 Working from home a boon for suburban outlets
- 5:46 Russia appears to have stalled in weeks long Ukraine invasion
- 5:52 Abuse in Care commission challenged to drive genuine change
- 5:55 Tributes flow for Sir Wira Gardiner
- 6:08 Pharmac cites global demand for delay in Covid antivirals
- 6:12 Fears children being drawn into online gaming
- 6:15 NZ app developed to help cut commuters' carbon emissions
Thursday, 17 March 2022
- 5:07 Omicron: Auckland hospitals missing nearly a quarter of staff some days
- 5:11 Putin a 'war criminal', Biden says, as Russia kills more Ukrainian civilians
- 5:14 Glaciers area looks forward to border reopening
- 5:18 What would coffee lovers pay for a cup?
- 5:23 Cruise sector boss assures ships safer than before
- 5:33 Evening business for Thursday 17 March 2022
- 5:37 Auckland hospital intensive care doctor on Covid situation
- 5:42 Second injury in fall during St Patrick's partying in Dunedin
- 5:49 Online job board helps weddings go without a hitch in pandemic
- 5:54 Cricket World Cup: NZ faces South Africa in crucial match
- 6:06 Dunedin councillor describes St Patrick's street scenes
- 6:11 Milk prices: Fonterra confident, despite lower half-year profit
- 6:14 Iwi join together to welcome back 300-year-old waka
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- 5:07 NZ ready to welcome world back - Jacinda Ardern
- 5:11 Tourism sector says return to pre-Covid numbers will take years
- 5:17 Seeing your doctor harder as GP shortage worsens
- 5:21 Peace talks with Russia sounding 'more realistic' - Zelenskyy
- 5:25 Coromandel power cut caused by piece of plastic
- 5:34 Evening business for Wednesday 16 March 2022
- 5:37 Board of Airline Representatives welcomes border reopening
- 5:44 Paihia businesses ready to say haere mai to tourists again
- 5:47 Govt sending nearly a million RATs to schools, ECEs
- 5:50 Warriors fans waiting until July for NRL game in Auckland
- 5:52 Netball: Pulse face first ANZ Premiership match after Covid cases
- 5:55 KiwiRail's oldest diesel shunt rolls into retirement
- 6:06 Auckland welcomes return of travellers, but staff urgently need
- 6:12 Thousands of Australians homeless after devastating floods
- 6:17 Tauranga locals react to upcoming by-election
Tuesday, 15 March 2022
- 5:07 Covid: 'Fully vaccinated' now requires three doses - health officials
- 5:14 National MP Simon Bridges to quit politics
- 5:22 Public transport fares to be halved, but some ferries not included
- 5:27 Queues grow for passports as borders reopen
- 5:35 Evening business for Tuesday 15 March 2022
- 5:38 Streets may be safer as speed cut to 30km/h near schools
- 5:43 Wellington CBD suffers further as isolations keep people away
- 5:47 Whangārei tries to lure people back to CBD with free parking
- 5:51 One survivor's incredible journey, three years since mosque terror attacks
- 5:54 Ex-America's Cup yacht abandoned in Queenstown must go
- 6:07 Ukrainian in Dunedin welcomes visa scheme for refugees
- 6:13 Tourism operators hoping for international travellers by Easter
Monday, 14 March 2022
- 5:09 Govt cuts fuel tax, halves public transport fares for 3 months
- 5:12 Finance Minister details fuel tax cuts
- 5:18 Russia reportedly asks China for help as global sanctions hit
- 5:24 Time to switch to an ebike? A Wellington review
- 5:33 Evening business for 14 March 2022
- 5:36 AA welcomes cut to fuel taxes
- 5:41 Waitangi Tribunal hears of impact of FASD on whānau
- 5:46 More targeted help needed in face of living costs - economist
- 5:55 Police warn NZers over 'staggering' rise in online fraud
- 6:07 Downtown residents urge police station be reinstated
- 6:12 People with disabilities managing alone as supporters isolate
- 6:17 Hopes Auckland is passing Omicron peak, but scientists wary
Friday, 11 March 2022
- 5:14 Desperation in Mariupol as Russian attack ongoing
- 5:18 Auckland hospitals stretched to limit, 856 Covid cases in wards
- 5:22 Strict lending rules tweaked, giving first home buyers hope
- 5:24 Christophoria? National sees jump in political poll under Luxon's leadership
- 5:30 Hitching posts gone from Feilding but riders not forgotten
- 5:35 Evening business for 11 March 2022
- 5:39 Christchurch urged to hold rubbish while truck drivers isolate
- 5:44 Tauranga to keep commissioners in leadership
- 5:48 NZ BBQ champ up against world's top grillers in Texas
- 5:55 All the weird, wonderful ways the world is supporting Ukraine
- 6:07 Former NATO commander on Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 6:17 South Island waits for the worst of Omicron to hit
- 7:06 Waitomo warns customers fuel prices about to go up
Thursday, 10 March 2022
- 5:12 Petrol prices burning a hole in taxi, Uber drivers' incomes
- 5:17 Covid hospitalisations hit high as cases peak
- 5:19 Govt reveals new public media entity, but little detail
- 5:24 Chief Ombudsman 'more unhappy' than ever with aspects of OIA process
- 5:33 Evening business for 10 March 2022
- 5:37 Russia accused of war crime after bombing children's hospital
- 5:41 Cost of living 'a crisis for many families' - Social Development Minister
- 5:47 Hundreds of pets missing treatment as vet clinics lacking staff
- 5:52 Niue leaders confident in vaccination as first Covid case seen
- 5:55 Cricket World Cup: Latest as White Ferns face India
- 6:07 Super Rugby calls for more spectators after cricket's boost
- 6:17 Social workers' racism amplified abuse of rangatahi in care
- 6:21 Windfoiling from lockdown to a world record
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
- 5:07 Whānau across Aotearoa struggle with basics as costs rise
- 5:12 McDonald's, Starbucks close Russian stores over Ukraine attack
- 5:16 Hipkins details changes to Covid case isolation
- 5:23 Eight miners' remains now found in years after Pike River blast
- 5:26 Wellington Airport against pedestrian crossing on nearby road
- 5:33 Evening business for 9 March 2022
- 5:37 What do our MPs know about the cost of living?
- 5:45 Adoption practices under scrutiny at Abuse in Care Royal Commission
- 5:52 Coles launches drone deliveries in Canberra
- 6:06 Govt cuts isolation requirements for Covid cases to 7 days
- 6:14 Australia PM declares emergency over NSW, Queensland floods
Tuesday, 8 March 2022
- 5:07 Supermarket probe shows problems, but no shake-up yet
- 5:11 Consumer Affairs Minister on supermarket problems
- 5:18 More struggle as petrol prices continue to rise
- 5:23 Ukraine civilians killed as Russian invasion goes on
- 5:25 Ukrainian in Dunedin urges govt to let family come to NZ
- 5:35 Evening business for Tuesday 8 March
- 5:39 Auckland house values up 34 percent on average
- 5:44 Weather still wreaking havoc in NSW, Sydney inundated
- 5:48 Critical health staff with Omicron can now return to Covid ward
- 5:55 New bylaw raises New Plymouth dog owners' hackles
- 6:06 Immigration Minister on Ukraine refugees for NZ
- 6:14 Tepid response from NZ Ukrainians on govt's Russia sanctions
- 6:18 Cleaning up Parliament after the protest - one week on
- 6:22 White Ferns back on track in Cricket World Cup
Monday, 7 March 2022
- 5:08 Govt brings Russian sanctions into law, Ukraine invasion ongoing
- 5:15 What does Botany think of Luxon's plan to cut fuel tax?
- 5:21 Russian invasion 'murder' - Ukraine president Zelensky
- 5:25 Some Otago vaccinations void as stocks not checked
- 5:32 Evening business for Monday 7 March
- 5:36 Opinion divided on whether tax cuts would help cost of living
- 5:43 Scientists hope to resurrect Tasmanian tiger
- 5:50 Lake Dunstan cycle trail eclipses expectations in first year
- 5:55 Domestic netball league gets underway under Omicron cloud
- 6:06 NZ approach to Russia sanctions 'strategic' - expert
- 6:11 Covid finally reaches Chatham Islands
- 6:14 Abuse in Care: Young Māori tell of being torn from whānau
Friday, 4 March 2022
- 5:07 Fires as Europe's largest nuclear power plant shelled by Russia
- 5:12 Hospital demand to continue after Omicron peaks
- 5:14 RAT race on amid growing Omicron outbreak
- 5:18 Prison inmates missing counselling, in cells as Covid spreads
- 5:25 Extra staff from Australia to help Countdown in NZ
- 5:33 More rain adds to devastating damage in Queensland, NSW
- 5:39 Evening business for 4 March 2022
- 5:43 Nuclear expert concerned as Ukraine plant under Russian fire
- 5:52 Wellingtonians tell protesters they are not welcome
- 5:56 Cricket World Cup gets underway in Aotearoa
- 6:06 Latest details on conflict at Ukrainian nuclear power plant
- 6:17 Amnesty urges action on Covid in prisons
- 6:20 Blood Service urges NZers - roll up sleeves if you can
- 6:23 NZ alpine skiers look forward to Winter Paralympics
Thursday, 3 March 2022
- 5:07 Major clean-up, restoration of Parliament grounds begins
- 5:20 Kharkiv remains under Russian attack, explosions in Kyiv
- 5:23 RATs go like hotcakes, unreported Omicron cases spreading
- 5:28 'Lucky' the clever sheep smashing woolly stereotypes
- 5:33 Evening business for Thursday 3 March
- 5:35 Red Stag boss regrets funding violent Parliament protest
- 5:44 Clean-up starts at Parliament, signs of violent protest remain
- 5:48 Victoria University campus damaged by violent protesters
- 5:52 Final shipment of crude oil on its way to Marsden Pt refinery
- 5:55 Traffic noise forces school to keep windows shut
- 6:06 World Vision supporting Ukrainian refugees in Romania
- 6:13 Russian invasion of Ukraine affecting economies worldwide
- 6:18 Weather: Half a million NSW residents told to evacuate as river levels rise
- 6:19 New record high of Covid cases - latest details
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
- 5:07 Protesters light fires in chaos as police clear Parliament area
- 5:19 Russian invasion of Ukraine - latest details
- 5:25 Former league star Manu Vatuvei jailed over meth importation
- 5:31 Police boss praises officers' work clearing Parliament protest
- 5:37 PM addresses Parliament protest as conflict goes on outside
- 5:40 Evening business for 2 March 2022
- 5:44 Global child abuse investigation led by NZ catches hundreds
- 5:47 'We will restore these grounds' - Jacinda Ardern on protests
- 5:50 Latest from Parliament as protesters throw bricks at police
- 5:53 Who are the Kiwi adventurers in these 1970 travel photos?
- 6:03 Protesters throw bricks at police on Molesworth St
- 6:10 Queensland govt faces flood damage bill of $1 billion
- 6:16 Dangerous conflict between police, protesters around Parliament
- 6:21 Covid disrupts Super Rugby Aupiki as cases appear
- 6:24 Why is cauliflower so expensive right now?
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
- 5:07 Omicron: Thousands told to get retested after lab system failure
- 5:11 Tertiary union disappointed at VUW's handling of Covid-19
- 5:21 New Zealanders itching to travel as isolation requirements end
- 5:27 Sudima Hotels refurbishes to welcome guests as MIQ ends
- 5:35 Evening business for 2 March 2022
- 5:38 Huge convoy of Russian military advances on Kyiv
- 5:39 Govt considers law change to set sanctions on Russia
- 5:42 Children suffering in Lviv train stations, fleeing invading Rus
- 5:49 Cities hotter, less liveable - stark warning from climate report
- 5:52 Tourism sector welcomes border opening but questions remain
- 5:55 Champ shot-putter Dame Valerie Adams announces retirement
- 6:06 Tourism Minister assures clarity on border opening for tourists by end of March
- 6:17 Litter of kittens found on Transmission Gully construction site
Monday, 28 February 2022
- 5:06 NZ reopening plan sped up, self-isolation scrapped for arrivals
- 5:09 First AUS-NZ MIQ-free flight lands in Auckland
- 5:13 Deputy Prime Minister discusses border reopening decisions
- 5:25 Govt urged to freeze assets of Russian oligarchs in NZ
- 5:28 NZers most in need bearing brunt of Omicron outbreak
- 5:35 Evening business for 28 February 2022
- 5:44 Kaikōura faces bleak winter, waiting for border to fully open
- 5:47 Surf lifesavers frustrated at Covid-positive swimmer's rescue
- 5:51 FENZ did 'everything wrong' in abuse case - advocate
- 5:55 Roadworks killing business in Shannon
- 6:06 NZSki boss reacts to changes to border reopening
- 6:26 Scott McLaughlin - another NZ champ at Indycar
Friday, 25 February 2022
- 5:07 Hundreds dead, wounded in Ukraine as Russia invades
- 5:12 Russia's invasion of Ukraine met with despair, anger in NZ
- 5:15 Russia invades Ukraine - latest from Kyiv
- 5:21 Future of Europe at stake - Ukraine acting ambassador to NZ
- 5:21 Education Minister visits Wellington school as Covid surges
- 5:29 Why attacks on Ukraine will put NZ fuel prices up
- 5:35 Evening business for 25 February 2022
- 5:39 NZ sanctions against Russia - Robert Ayson's analysis
- 5:46 Omicron surging but most under-11s have to wait for vaccination
- 5:50 Omicron turns New Plymouth into a 'ghost town'
- 5:54 Mount Maunganui little blue penguin population declining
- 5:57 Rugby legend Vai'iga 'the Winger' Tuigamala remembered
- 6:07 Bomb blasts ring out across Kyiv as Russian forces invade
- 6:09 Economist explains Ukraine invasion's impact on KiwiSavers
- 6:15 Blasts disrupt interview with NZ honorary consul to Ukraine
- 6:20 Progress made on 'dirty 30' derelict Christchurch CBD buildings
- 6:24 Group sails Cook Strait heading for Parliament protest
Thursday, 24 February 2022
- 5:11 Air NZ braces for full-year loss beyond $800m
- 5:17 Biden condemns Russia's 'unprovoked' attack on Ukraine
- 5:23 Covid-19 Response Minister details Omicron Phase 3
- 5:29 Person in wheelchair dies after waiting 6 hours for ambulance
- 5:35 Evening business for Thursday 24 February 2022
- 5:41 Parliament protest site a Covid high-risk location of interest
- 5:43 Parties off in Dunedin as Omicron spreads among students
- 5:48 Advocates call for homelessness measure for child poverty
- 5:51 Alexander Zverev kicked out of Mexican Open after abusing referee
- 5:52 Hopes high sheep Shaun Ramsey will find good home at auction
- 6:06 Russia appears to be in full-scale attack on Ukraine
- 6:10 NZ moves to Phase 3 of Omicron Response
- 6:14 GPs, pharmacists brace for huge demand for RATs in Phase 3
- 6:18 Latest as Russia invades Ukraine
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
- 5:07 Businesses near Parliament increasingly frustrated at protest
- 5:13 Mayor's meeting with protesters 'an embarrassment' - councillor
- 5:19 Rapid antigen tests become norm at Auckland testing centres
- 5:23 NZ threatens Russia with sanctions over Ukraine invasion
- 5:27 Omicron: Auckland restaurants, cafes close as staff isolate
- 5:34 Reserve Bank tries to curb inflation with OCR rise to 1 percent
- 5:38 Evening business for Wednesday 23 February 2022
- 5:40 Emergency Covid-19 laws no longer justified - Lady Deborah Chambers
- 5:46 Omicron outbreak takes toll on paramedics, ambulances parked
- 5:52 Experts fear Parliament protesters being captured by extremists
- 5:56 NZ top athletes celebrated at Halberg Awards
- 6:07 Ukrainians in NZ worried for friends, family back home
- 6:12 Court appeal begins for GP suspended for anti-vax views
- 6:16 Ardern in Westport as Buller still cleaning up after storm
- 6:20 Hundreds of Otago students isolate after Castle St parties
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
- 5:07 Police criticise 'disgraceful' protesters after early morning conflict
- 5:19 Foreign Minister concerned Putin's actions a 'calculated act'
- 5:20 Wellington Mayor in high level talks on protest action
- 5:26 Covid-19: Advertising watchdog investigating antivax billboard
- 5:33 Police boss details evening conflict at Parliament protest
- 5:41 Evening business for Tuesday 22 February 2022.
- 5:45 Coroner hears from families of those killed at Al Noor Mosque
- 5:49 Western Springs principal asks for shorter isolation, RATs
- 6:07 How has misinformation exploded during the pandemic?
- 6:14 Wellington business on edge of protest keen for help
- 6:18 Two nurses on ward of 26 patients in shift at Auckland hospital
- 6:21 Waikato third DHB to provide rapid antigen tests to community
Monday, 21 February 2022
- 5:07 Faeces thrown at police at Parliament protest
- 5:11 Govt pledges new funding for businesses under Omicron
- 5:20 Rapid antigen tests sent across Auckland as labs struggle
- 5:24 Luxon calls for pathway out of mandates after peak Omicron
- 5:34 Evening business for 21 February 2022
- 5:36 Anti-mandate, anti-vax protesters crowd central Christchurch
- 5:41 Legally how long can govt keep mandates in place?
- 5:47 Macron secures agreement in principle for Biden-Putin meeting
- 5:50 New report shows Te Huia hampered by Covid restrictions
- 6:07 Inmate Covid cases double at NZ's only privately-run prison
- 6:14 Vaccine mandates to be lifted after worst of Omicron - PM
- 6:18 Business leaders, doctors call for shortened isolation periods
- 6:21 Field hospital in Whangārei Omicron surge plans
- 6:23 Moana Pasifika face deadline to play after Covid-19 cases
Friday, 18 February 2022
- 5:07 Parliament protestors not moving, police not using force
- 5:12 Police Association boss backs police response at Parliament
- 5:18 Isolation help offered as Omicron continues creep through community
- 5:23 Dr Bryan Betty suggests change of mindset with Omicron
- 5:32 Evening business for 18 February 2022
- 5:42 Immunologist on health reasons for vaccine mandates
- 5:49 A cricket comeback in Palmerston North for ex-Black Cap
- 5:53 Sea lion Hiriwa and pup on the move in Dunedin
- 6:06 Sports venues from large to small suffering under Covid limits
- 6:12 Lack of support for young female offenders - Youth Court Judge
- 6:16 What impact has lockdown had on office workplace traditions?
- 6:20 Christchurch faces O Week after record year for noise complaints
- 11:35 A drive up the Napier-Taupō Rd under new 80km/h limits
Thursday, 17 February 2022
- 5:08 High-level meeting held to end Parliament protest
- 5:16 Ex-whaling lobbyist one of those Seymour spoke to on protest
- 5:19 NZ Rugby, Players Association agree on Silver Lake deal
- 5:22 Rugby Players Assoc explains support for Silver Lake deal
- 5:29 Meat increasingly off the menu at home as prices surge
- 5:36 Evening business for Thursday 17 February
- 5:40 Nurses overworked and stressed while patients suffer - report
- 5:44 Lobby group pays drivers' fuel tax at North Shore petrol station
- 5:48 Avondale student not just top of class but top of world for English
- 5:55 New online tool launched to track stolen bikes in Auckland
- 6:07 Staff 'clinging on' as Omicron spreads through schools