Morning Report

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

Māori academic Rawiri Taonui says it's a relief to see a surge in the rate of Māori being tested for Covid-19.

Ministry of Health figures show in April, the rate of Māori testing jumped from 16 per… Read more Audio

Secondary school principals are angry the Government is not helping them cover millions of dollars in lost income from international students.

They say it is unfair that private schools have been… Read more Audio

With restaurants, bars, beauty salons and professional sports set to return in Alert Level 2, some normality in a post-covid world seems imminent, but the Prime Minister is warning it is just another… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Gloomy economic warnings are also being felt in Europe.

The day after the EU was warned of a financial "shock without precedent", in the UK a new scenario has been drawn up by the Bank of England… Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Audio

Unemployed migrant workers caught in the cracks amid the Covid-19 crisis say they're still not getting enough help from authorities here or in their home countries.

The First Union's Network of… Read more Audio

A Hawke's Bay farming family says farmers affected by the double whammy of drought and Covid-19 restrictions should be eligible for the wage subsidy or other government help.

The Dasents from… Read more Audio

Auckland's public transport network could turn commuters away under Alert Level 2 because of distancing requirements on its vehicles.

The city's ferries and trains will join buses in returning to… Read more Audio

In the early days of lockdown, when the only time most people got to leave the house was for their state sanctioned walk, lots of New Zealanders put teddy bears in their street facing windows to… Read more Audio