All episodes
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
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
- 5:07 Police say progress made in Parliament protest, blocked roads
- 5:11 First day of Phase 2: Getting used to Covid-19
- 5:14 David Seymour defends meeting protesters, wants more dialogue
- 5:21 Queenstown urges more govt help as isolation forces closures
- 5:25 Covid-19: Auckland businesses call for more financial support
- 5:33 Evening business for Wednesday 16 February
- 5:36 Picton protesters plan to stay as Parliament demonstration ongoing
- 5:39 Auckland Council bins rubbish tag scheme
- 5:48 Pasifika community bearing brunt of Omicron outbreak
- 6:06 Protesters disturbing Wellingtonians' lives, councillor says
- 6:12 Elderly person waits nearly 24hrs in Palmerston North ED
- 6:16 Government considering regulating property managers
- 7:53 Growing calls for mannequins to reflect all sizes
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- 5:08 Sadowski-Synnott's parents praise 'nerves of steel'
- 5:12 Covid Response Minister on new traveller self isolation scheme
- 5:20 Parliament protest 'no longer tenable' - Police Commissioner
- 5:26 Govt defends MIQ as 'proportionate to risks NZ faced' in court
- 5:33 Evening business for 15 February 2022
- 5:36 RATs and lanyards keep top cheese company rolling in Phase 2
- 5:42 Isolating staff, dwindling customers a 'disaster' for city outlets
- 5:48 Gloriavale escapees among unvaccinated denied driving tests
- 6:06 Sadowski-Synnot stoked, proud with second medal at Olympics
- 6:11 Grounded Kiwis respond to second day of MIQ case in court
- 6:16 Entering Omicron Phase 2 - what you need to know
- 6:20 Isolation requirements for those entering NZ from Aus relaxed
Monday, 14 February 2022
- 5:07 Calls grow for dialogue as protestors dig in at Parliament
- 5:12 Grounded Kiwis' MIQ case against govt reaches High Court
- 5:17 Parliament protest: Negotiation expert pushes for mediation
- 5:24 Omicron response enters Phase 2 from Wednesday
- 5:28 Sadowski-Synnott closer to another Winter Olympics medal
- 5:33 Evening business for 14 February 2022
- 5:36 Roses red, violets blue, Valentine's Day could bankrupt you
- 5:39 People stranded, power out to thousands after weekend storm
- 5:42 Parliament protest: Police confident vehicles will be moved
- 5:45 Restaurants closing, denied 'ludicrous' test-to-work exemption
- 5:52 Golf: Ryan Fox looks forward to family after biggest career win
- 6:06 NZ readies for Phase 2 of Omicron outbreak
- 6:08 Goff hopes for younger generation as Auckland mayor
- 6:14 Omicron: Queenstown faces crisis of closures as staff isolate
- 6:19 Abuse in care: Psychologist on cover-ups in Catholic order
Friday, 11 February 2022
- 5:08 Protestors stay put at Parliament on fourth day
- 5:12 Police detail response to Wellington protest
- 5:20 Unpaid MIQ bill tops $38m - call to charge interest to recoup costs
- 5:25 Iconic Auckland costume supplier seeks support under red limits
- 5:35 Demand for Buttabean's food parcels up as more isolating
- 5:39 Evening business for 11 February 2022
- 5:44 Foreign Affairs Minister discusses Russia-Ukraine tensions
- 5:50 Climate change worsens storms - expert on Buller heavy rain
- 5:55 Rubbish turns valuable resource in Auckland green bin trial
- 6:06 Westport residents tired, waiting on flood protection plan
- 6:10 No need to move Westport, sea wall funding on way - O'Connor
- 6:16 Businesses criticise rise in minimum wage
Thursday, 10 February 2022
- 5:07 Protesters refuse to leave Parliament’s grounds, 120 arrested
- 5:11 Covid-19 Response Minister on critical isolation exemptions
- 5:21 Weather: Another state of emergency declared in Westport
- 5:26 Families in motels brace for border opening
- 5:32 Evening business for Wednesday 10 February
- 5:35 Nurses not being supplied N95 masks - nursing union
- 5:41 Weather: Low-lying Westport areas expected to flood at high tide
- 5:45 EMA on RAT tests for critical businesses
- 5:53 Napier's art deco festival going ahead, but hugely scaled back
- 5:56 Unseen history of Fiordland to feature in new documentary
- 6:06 New isolation rules for critical workers released
- 6:10 Buller resident on evacuation, flood threat
- 6:14 Westport couple cannot get home, rely on neighbours for info
- 6:19 Super Rugby Pacific opening round likely to be postponed
- 6:21 How disposable face masks are being turned into farm fence posts
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
- 5:07 Police hold back anti-mandate protestors at Parliament
- 5:11 Time for protestors to move on - Wellington mayor
- 5:18 Agencies warned Kainga Ora against evicting bad tenants
- 5:23 Food price hikes not showing signs of slowing down - experts
- 5:33 Evening business for Wednesday 9 February 2022
- 5:37 Campion makes Oscar history, nominated twice for best director
- 5:41 What life is like in Super Rugby's Queenstown bubble
- 5:47 Hawke's Bay orchards brace for another tough season
- 5:50 Pet or pest? Western Springs rabbit cull postponed
- 5:55 New Canterbury mental health unit gets million dollar boost
- 6:06 Three arrested at Parliament anti-mandate protest
- 6:09 Wellington businesses keen to see protestors gone
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
- 5:07 Dispute over govt comandeering RATs from business ongoing
- 5:11 Modelling data released for transparency - Professor Hendy
- 5:18 Govt eyes shake-up of ambulance sector as shortages continue
- 5:23 Anti-mandate protestors crowd central Wellington
- 5:26 Drivers warned to prepare for pumped up petrol prices
- 5:34 Evening business for Tuesday 8 February
- 5:36 Testing under Omicron needs to be more targeted - lab experts
- 5:41 Businesses reject govt claim it did not take RATs from sector
- 5:49 Children hope for 2022 without a full year at school under Covid
- 5:53 Winky the one-eyed cat found after 10 years missing
- 6:07 Calls for police to investigate trauma cleaners
- 6:16 Black Caps call in new and old faces for remainder of season
- 6:19 Govt pushes 'big boost week' and funds support for rural sector
- 6:21 Supermarkets urge shoppers not to overdo the loo paper
Friday, 4 February 2022
- 5:07 Westport told to evacuate as flooding spreads under heavy rain
- 5:15 Is the 'get boosted' vaccination message getting through?
- 5:18 Self-isolation rules may put skids on NZ ski seasons
- 5:22 Airports urge self-isolation be scrapped when travellers return
- 5:25 Tourism Minister defends self-isolation rules as border reopens
- 5:37 Evening business for 4 February 2022
- 5:43 Waka Kotahi holds firm on safer speed change to part of SH5
- 5:49 Tonga PM applauds nation's 'reslience, strength' after volcano, tsunami, Covid
- 5:53 Otago Boys' High goes phone-free during school hours
- 6:07 Experts fear Omicron may peak as immunity wanes
- 6:10 MIQ staff fear for job security as regime to be scaled back
- 6:15 Vaccinators see rush on booster as more NZers eligible
Thursday, 3 February 2022
- 5:07 Self-isolation plan for travellers will rely on good will
- 5:16 Border reopening welcomed but self-isolation a hurdle for some
- 5:20 Fyfe hopes Australians can visit NZ for ski season
- 5:27 White Ferns named for Cricket World Cup 2022
- 5:30 Hawke's Bay leaders meet over controversial highway speed
- 5:35 Tourism NZ on reopening NZ border, self-isolation requirements
- 5:44 Evening business for Thursday 3 February
- 5:48 Wild weather: Westport on alert for severe flooding
- 5:55 Tauranga leaders hope $200m development will revitalise CBD
- 6:06 Border reopening a relief for some, but comes too late for others
- 6:10 Ardern assures border reopening plans are reliable
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
- 5:07 New income insurance scheme - safety net or another tax?
- 5:11 Income insurance scheme not a job tax - Business NZ boss
- 5:18 Booster roll-out brought forward from three to four months
- 5:21 Ongoing booster shots for healthy unlikely - Dr Nikki Turner
- 5:26 Principals, nurses urge border changes for needed workers
- 5:34 Evening business for Wednesday 2 February
- 5:38 NZ Super Rugby squads move to Queenstown
- 5:40 State of emergency in Buller, heavy rain may force evacuation
- 5:44 DOC looking at need for more Te Urewera funding
- 5:50 Children head back to school with new rules under Omicron
- 5:56 Invasive algae threatens world’s clearest lake in Nelson
- 6:07 Concerns new income insurance plans could drive inequality
- 6:15 Lower Taieri Flood Protection Scheme under review
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
- 5:07 Farmers desperate for machinery workers before cows go hungry
- 5:15 Deputy PM urges Bellis to take MIQ spot to return to NZ
- 5:16 Otāhuhu College students return despite staff Covid case
- 5:21 At least 58 million rapid antigen tests secured by govt
- 5:26 Catholic Church reveals scale of abuse complaints
- 5:34 Evening business for 1 February 2022
- 5:40 How are Wellingtonians living under Omicron?
- 5:44 John Hart confident NZ Open will go ahead in 2023
- 5:49 NZ snowboarder has a new trick for Beijing Winter Olympics
- 5:54 Health hazard fears: Christchurch street bombarded by bird poo
- 6:07 OECD issues stark warning to NZ on inflation, housing
- 6:10 Farmer explains major shortage of machinery workers
- 6:19 Cautious welcome as rangatahi in youth justice system numbers down
Monday, 31 January 2022
- 5:08 Calls grow for MIQ to prioritise pregnant women
- 5:12 National Party 'back', Luxon tells caucus retreat
- 5:15 Subdued long weekend for many Northland businesses
- 5:21 Hutt Valley hits 30C as Aotearoa swelters
- 5:25 Luxon pushes National to show more care beyond economy
- 5:35 Evening business for 31 January 2022
- 5:38 Vaccine booster questions answered by top immunologist
- 5:47 Events industry dreading bills as cancellations bite
- 5:50 Te Urewera, Waikaremoana Great Walk to reopen for visitors
- 5:55 Ko rethinks retirement after Gainbridge LPGA win
- 6:08 Homeschooling on rise as Ministry faces application backlog
- 6:13 New year, new variant - Covid fatigue setting in
- 6:16 Nadal's record breaking run set to continue
- 6:20 Hawke's Bay locals' last-ditch attempt to keep Napier-Taupō road at 100km/h
Friday, 28 January 2022
- 5:07 Auckland light rail plan revealed - how will it be funded?
- 5:21 Omicron cases expected to rise with Soundsplash test results
- 5:25 St John investigating cases of ambulance delays
- 5:29 As Omicron spreads, what do you need in your Covid care kit?
- 5:35 Evening business for Friday 28 January 2022
- 5:38 How to reduce the risk of catching Omicron
- 5:47 Cricket World Cup confident event will happen, with limits
- 5:48 Few large sport events going ahead under red - Sport NZ boss
- 5:55 Cut-off Marlborough Sound farmers moving stock on barges
- 6:06 Aotearoa will face Omicron better than Australia - Aus experts
- 6:10 Twizel divided over rowing championship coming to town next mon
- 6:13 Dame Lisa Carrington wins Lonsdale Cup for third time
Thursday, 27 January 2022
- 5:07 Schools scramble to test students after Omicron case at Soundsplash
- 5:23 No guarantees hospitals, ICUs will withstand Omicron outbreak
- 5:27 Life more expensive as inflation hits 30-year high
- 5:27 Whaka 100 cancelled days before race over Covid fears
- 5:37 Evening business for Thursday 27 January 2022
- 5:40 Employers, Manufacturers Association frustrated over govt rapid antigen test policy
- 5:49 Champion rower Hamish Bond hangs up oars
- 5:51 Taranaki Crossing development enters new phase
- 5:55 NZ Cricket books charter flight for South Africa for Proteas tests
- 6:06 PM's popularity drops in first political poll of 2022
- 6:11 MPI helps fund development of autonomous machine for orchards
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
- 5:06 Dr Ashley Bloomfield details Omicron response
- 5:18 No relief for renters, first home buyers in hot property market
- 5:22 Home-grown tomatoes climbing as supermarket prices rise
- 5:25 Farmers call to be critical workers in Omicron response
- 5:34 Evening business for 26 January 2021
- 5:37 Govt criticised over interference with Rapid Antigen Test order
- 5:40 Another season with staff shortages at orchards, farms
- 5:44 Amnesty declared for people to hand in fake vaccine passes
- 5:48 Complaints after Nadal's Australian Open win over Shapovalov
- 5:54 Mushrooms may be the fun food to grow at home in isolation
- 6:06 Govt sets out 'three-phased' Omicron response
- 6:11 ACT leader David Seymour on govt's Omicron response
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
- 5:07 Covid Response Minister on new mask rules under Omicron
- 5:19 Major concern over Omicron case at Pukekohe wedding event
- 5:24 How power stations will stay running under mass isolation
- 5:28 Petrol prices get closer to $3 a litre
- 5:35 Evening business for 25 January 2022
- 5:38 Omicron isolation and employment - your questions answered
- 5:47 City streets quiet as many brace for Omicron
- 5:54 Sea of sunflowers slowing traffic in Tararua
- 6:06 Ukrainians in NZ concerned at escalating tensions with Russia
- 6:10 Fonterra shareholders look forward to record payout
- 6:14 NZ's Michael Venus faces Nick Kyrgios at Australian Open
