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NSW continues to break Covid-19 case records
5:07 AM.We begin in Australia where states continue to record record new case numbers of Covid-19. As authorities desperately try to slow the spread of the virus, hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters clashed… Read more Audio
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Understanding the science behind Covid-19 genomic sequencing
5:53 AM.We've all benefited from how quickly our science community has worked to gather crucial information about the virus in this most recent community outbreak of Covid 19. To help us understand how it's… Read more Audio
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Taumarunui Holiday Park owner turning people away
5:48 AM.The King Country town of Taumarunui is proving popular this lockdown, the local holiday park taking calls from all over the North Island from people wanting to come and stay. But that's not how… Read more Audio
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New Zealanders stranded in Kabul desperate to escape Taliban
5:41 AM.A New Zealander stranded in Kabul with her family is desperately trying to escape the Taliban. The woman has permanent residency in New Zealand, while her son is a citizen, and her husband has just… Read more Audio
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12-15 year olds can begin getting vaccine: book, go with parent
5:33 AM.New Zealand's young people can now get the Pfizer vaccine in a major step towards giving the country maximum protection against Covid-19 From today, 12-15-year-olds (with parental consent) are able to… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:20 AM.To the produce markets now with our Minister of Fruit and Vege Glenn Forsyth - fruit of the week - Lemons. Audio
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Weightlifter David Liti entertaining with MIQ activities
5:13 AM.Weightlifter David Liti made an impressive Olympic debut in the superweight heavyweight division finishing fifth, this after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. But it's what he's been doing… Read more Audio
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US President's popularity falls after Afghanistan withdrawal
5:08 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from New York is our correspondent Bevan Hurley Audio
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Otara testing centre flat out after Delta detected in Auckland
5:48 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere to let us know how Covid-19 testing is going is South Seas Healthcare operations manager Nonu Tuisamoa, who runs the Otara Covid testing centre. Audio
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ABs quarantining in Australia good for Wallabies - Fitzsimons
5:42 AM.The All Blacks' third Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies is in doubt after Western Australia closed its borders with New Zealand yesterday due to the outbreak. The team is due to depart for… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands close travel bubble, Kiwis hunker down
5:38 AM.The quarantine free bubble with the Cook Islands has now closed because of the new cases of covid-19 in the community in New Zealand, and the Cook Islands PM has announced that they will be at alert… Read more Audio
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Most NZ paralympians now in Tokyo acclimatising to heat
5:32 AM.While a lack of competition may have affected a lot of the athletes at the Tokyo Olympics the issue is even greater for our para-athletes. The majority of the New Zealand team has now arrived in Japan… Read more Audio
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Coromandel's Umu Cafe - all staff being tested
5:27 AM.The owner of a Coromandel cafe which is linked to the latest covid cluster says local businesses are going to need support from central and local government to get through this lockdown. Umu Cafe was… Read more Audio
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LDR Ashburton:locals ramping up Covid scanning
5:21 AM.It's the time of the week where we have a look round all corners of Aotearoa and this week we're getting Adam Burns up early in Ashburton. Audio
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Even the fully vaccinated should act as if they have Covid
5:12 AM.A leading health expert says even if you are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 you still need to act as if you are carrying the virus to ensure you don't risk infecting others. Vaccinologist Helen… Read more Audio
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Vaccine blitz underway in NSW as state records worst day
5:07 AM.We begin in Australia where a vaccine blitz is underway across New South Wales as the state recorded its worst day of the pandemic yet, with 633 new infections and three deaths yesterday. Premier… Read more Audio
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Prof Baker: govt approach correct to go into Level 4
5:53 AM.And joining Nathan Rarere is University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker. Audio
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Brad Olsen on how Level 4 affects businesses this time
5:49 AM.It's another lockdown. But most of us probably don't remember how tough it was.. especially for small businesses. Joining Nathan Rarere is Brad Olsen from Infometrics. Audio
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Schools scramble to get online learning back up under Level 4
5:39 AM.Of course the level 4 lockdown means that school's out - for at least a week in Auckland and Coromandel and three days for the rest of the country. Teachers and staff are scrambling to get online… Read more Audio
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Siouxsie Wiles on Level 4 lockdown rules with an evolved virus
5:34 AM.So our producer Matthew Theunissen wanted a reminder about what we can or can't do in level four lockdown And the answer from microbiologist Siouxie Wiles was ... well... not much really... Audio
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NZ goes into Level 4 lockdown - PM
5:27 AM.New Zealand's level 4 lockdown comes after the Ministry of Health announced a new case of Covid-19 in the community on Auckland's North Shore yesterday. The case is a 58-year-old man from Devonport… Read more Audio
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Warehouse Group does staff vaccination pilot at workplace
5:18 AM.If you're just joining us, New Zealand is waking up to a strict level four lockdown. Auckland and the Coromandel will be in it for at least seven days, with the rest of the country at level 4 for… Read more Audio
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Aussie govt admits it can't help all Afghans working with ADF
5:12 AM.We'll stay in Australia where there has been a further 452 new Covid-19 cases reported in New South Wales. And Prime Minister Scott Morrison has conceded that the Australian government will not be… Read more Audio
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Humanitarian agencies caught short leaving Afghanistan
5:54 AM.Mike Seawright is a former diplomat and founder of humanitarian organisation Relief Aid. He's been in touch with his numerous contacts in Afghanistan, where he spent two years from 2010. Audio
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Former Afghan interpreter tells of fears for family left behind
5:48 AM.One of the Afghan interpreters who helped New Zealand's Provincial Reconstuction Team in Bamyan says his family has fled to the mountains to escape Taliban death squads, who he fears will target them… Read more Audio
