All episodes
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
- 5:12 Rush on gas guzzlers before clean car rules introduced
- 5:18 Zelenskyy visits Bucha after Russians left civilians dead in streets
- 5:23 Night clubs skirt Covid rules by operating as private events
- 5:26 Popular Dunedin bar sticks with vaccine passes
- 5:34 Evening business for Tuesday 5 August 2022
- 5:37 NZ local elections - what are the ones to watch?
- 5:42 What does it take to be a mayor? Rotorua's Steve Chadwick explains
- 5:49 Offices lighting up after Omicron peak
- 5:53 Wimbledon close to banning Russian tennis player Medvedev
- 6:07 Legislation to radically overhaul workplace laws passed first reading
- 6:10 Hawke's Bay almonds a possible eco-friendly crop
- 6:17 More people on bikes in Palmerston North after cycleway trial
Monday, 4 April 2022
- 5:08 Covid Minister on decision to keep NZ at red limits
- 5:15 Vaccine passes to go from hospitality, gyms, venues
- 5:19 Black Cap legend Ross Taylor bows out from international career
- 5:23 NZ tenor happy to be 'part of team' to win Grammy award
- 5:33 Evening business for 4 April 2022
- 5:37 Entertainment company boss responds as Covid red limits remain
- 5:42 School leaders prepare for return of unvaccinated staff
- 5:47 Tide of people leaving Auckland increased during pandemic
- 5:54 Coastal Southland suffers through driest summer on record
- 6:07 Proper Crisps takes the salty spuddy goodness to Australia
- 6:14 Black Cap legend Ross Taylor farewells international cricket
- 6:16 China's zero-Covid strategy hits some primary sector exporters
Friday, 1 April 2022
- 5:08 Cost of living pushing long-term Waiheke locals off the island
- 5:12 Calls for public transport discount to be extended, minister says govt will consider options
- 5:18 Signs of housing market slowdown as median values dip
- 5:23 America's Cup: Sir Michael Fay disappointed in Dalton, RNZYS
- 5:37 Evening business for 1 April 2022
- 5:43 Experts call for better pandemic planning at NZ hospitals
- 5:49 Weekend sport: Lydia Ko, Crusaders, Phoenix - latest details
- 5:52 Winnie the Pooh's travels from the Aussie outback to Perth
- 6:07 Health Minister rolls up sleeve for flu vaccination campaign
- 6:11 Rising food prices see more Cantabrians head to the garden
- 6:15 Pacific health leaders urge govt to boost funding for providers
- 6:20 Napier council hopes new bores will solve dirty water problems
Thursday, 31 March 2022
- 5:08 Govt tourism boost criticised for lack of transparency
- 5:12 Fiordland Jet boss responds to Auditor General report on strategic tourism fund
- 5:18 Two Young Nats resign after online bullying revealed
- 5:22 Only three percent of Auckland arterial roads may lose some carparks
- 5:26 Day one of Wellington's controversial, delayed, budget-blown road
- 5:35 Labour shortage critical - Shamubeel Eaqub's analysis
- 5:35 Evening business for 31 March 2022
- 5:42 Lifeline in need without funding after Rhythm & Vines cancelled
- 5:46 Weather: Major disruptions in Wellington as fog lingers
- 5:50 Omicron: Nearly a third of Covid cases are children or teens
- 5:53 Petition to fund meningitis vaccine delivered to Parliament
- 5:56 All Whites face chance for fourth appearance at World Cup
- 6:08 The sorry saga of the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection fund
- 6:22 Tributes pour in for leading Māori legal scholar Moana Jackson
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
- 5:08 America's Cup to sail away from Auckland for Barcelona
- 5:12 America's Cup move to Barcelona 'a betrayal to NZ' - Jim Farmer
- 5:22 'Mistakes were made': Army chief assures improvements after Molotov cocktail incident
- 5:27 After years of delays, expenses, Transmission Gully road opens
- 5:35 Evening business for 30 March 2022
- 5:38 Bookings steady in Mackenzie region as borders reopening
- 5:42 Government urged to provide better clothing recycling options
- 5:45 'The land has turned to liquid' - Wairoa farms hit by heavy rain
- 5:52 New Plymouth school to rename classroom blocks
- 5:56 Chip packets recycled to make foil blankets for homeless
- 6:08 Richard Gladwell reacts to America's Cup move to Barcelona
- 6:17 Shane Warne farewelled at MCG
- 6:25 All Whites have chance at another Football World Cup
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- 5:07 Stolen tools possibly traded for drugs - Bay of Plenty police
- 5:13 Auckland Transport plans to free some roads of parked cars
- 5:19 Construction still hampered by rising building costs
- 5:24 Long Covid: Experts warn against exercising too soon after virus
- 5:33 Evening business for 29 March 2022
- 5:36 Slim pickings for kiwifruit harvest labour, despite high pay offers
- 5:43 Labour MP Louisa Wall to resign from politics
- 5:45 NZDF fined $300k over training incident with molotov cocktails
- 5:49 Southland struggles in drought, water restrictions
- 5:52 Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock a day after Oscars assault
- 6:07 Latest benefit boosts not enough for many families - advocates
- 6:10 Covid: 34 deaths reported as Omicron spreads across NZ
- 6:14 Black Caps back in action with series against Netherlands
Monday, 28 March 2022
- 5:06 Oscars: Dame Jane Campion wins Best Director for Power of the Dog
- 5:14 Will Smith assaults Chris Rock on stage at Oscars
- 5:17 China-Solomons security deal a shock to NZ - Defence Minister
- 5:20 Auckland CBD outlets hope for returning workers, tourists
- 5:26 Bailey bridge ruled out at Tokomaru Bay after washout
- 5:34 Evening business for 28 March 2022
- 5:38 Climate change commissioner on latest weather emergency
- 5:45 Gemma, Richie McCaw support fight to save maternity centre
- 5:49 Govt sends nine intelligence personnel to UK to support Ukraine
- 5:56 Repairs reach major milestone at Christ Church Cathedral
- 6:07 Shock at Oscars as Will Smith strikes Chris Rock
- 6:12 NZ skier Jess Hotter stoked with Free Ride World Tour win
- 6:17 Heavy rain watch remains for East Cape after last week's floods
Friday, 25 March 2022
- 5:06 How is Auckland public transport faring under Omicron?
- 5:13 NZ, AUS alarmed at leaked deal between China, Solomons
- 5:18 Leaked security agreement reveals China plans for Solomons
- 5:23 Rain relentless in Tairāwhiti after floods, slips
- 5:28 Taranaki truck mechanic losing thousands without workers
- 5:35 Evening business for 25 March 2022
- 5:40 Auckland Covid numbers dropping but warnings it's not over
- 5:41 Restrictions loosen as winter on way - immunologist's analysis
- 5:48 What hygiene habits will we keep as Covid restrictions ease?
- 5:52 Roads closed as Hawke's Bay battered by wild weather
- 5:55 Wellington Council, govt fund CBD $1.2m after protest
- 6:07 Education overhaul as NZ literacy, numeracy declines
- 6:11 Tourism Minister urges sector to step up as regenerative industry
- 6:14 NATO more united than ever, Biden says
- 6:24 Polyfest underway, performers onstage, audience online
Thursday, 24 March 2022
- 5:07 Immigration Minister details Aus asylum seekers deal
- 5:14 Weather: Gisborne remains cut off after heavy rain, slips, floods
- 5:22 Weather warning for Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa - Metservice
- 5:25 Police combing Glen Innes property after shooting
- 5:32 Evening business for 24 March 2022
- 5:36 Auckland mayor reacts as CBD offices prepare to let staff back
- 5:42 Covid: Omicron rates now highest among Māori
- 5:46 Govt 'pulling rug' from under vulnerable - NZers with disabilities
- 5:49 US President in Europe as Russian invasion of Ukraine goes on
- 5:57 McDonald's sues Germany's greenest city over packaging tax
- 5:57 First US woman secretary of state Madaleine Albright dies at 84
- 6:07 Amnesty International celebrates deal for NZ to take refugees
- 6:13 Tonga economy hit by volcano, tsunami, Covid, and food aid
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?
