Morning Report for Monday 7 March 2022

8:56 AM.It's Monday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Most of us know our beloved national reptile, the tuatara, as the rarest of global creatures.

Time was, however, when the tutara was just as plentiful as those other reptilian characters, and not… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.A Victoria University of Wellington student says their mental health worsened after being temporarily removed from their residential hall last year for feeling suicidal.

Advocates say Universities… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The World Health Organisation warns smokers are up to 50 percent more likely to get seriously ill or die from the coronavirus than non-smokers.

Experts are hoping it will give people another reason… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A report obtained by RNZ has laid bare a series of failures during the escape of two offenders from a Youth Justice Residence in 2020.

At the time both boys were detained at the North Island… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Omicron has arrived in the Chatham Islands. Canterbury DHB's Covid-19 Emergency Coordination Centre Controller, Dr Helen Skinner has confirmed that two Chatham Island residents have tested positive… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The chief executive of the Auckland business lobby group Heart of the City, Viv Beck, has joined the race for the city's mayor.

She joins Efeso Collins, Leo Molloy and Craig Lord in the battle for… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The National Party's promising to cut taxes and raise income tax brackets to match inflation if it wins the Treasury benches next year.

But the Government says that would mean vital services would… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Rhythm and Vines has cancelled its rescheduled Easter Weekend festival. It's usually held in Gisborne, for three days around New Year's Eve.

But at the end of 2021, organsiers postponed it to Easter… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The Omicron outbreak is beginning to bite many industries, with reduced public transport services in Auckland today, and many bars and restaurants being forced to change their hours.

But how are our… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Commerce Commission's long awaited report on the supermarket industry is due out on Tuesday, with keen interest on how far it will go in suggesting change for the $22-billion sector.

Its… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.National Party leader Christopher Luxon explains his tax-cutting plans to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:34 AM.National's promise to scrap all the new taxes introduced by Labour since coming into power has been met with both praise and scepticism.

The party leader Christopher Luxon zeroed in on the cost of… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.With just 15,161 new cases reported yesterday, there's some talk that Auckland, and perhaps the country, may have reached the peak of the outbreak.

Epidemiologist Rod Jackson spoke to Susie Ferguson.

7:20 AM.A plan to evacuate 200,000 people during a ceasefire from Ukraine's southern city of Mariupol has failed for a second time.

The International Committee of the Red Cross began opening up a safe… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.As Russia's bombardment of Ukraine continues, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to Morning Report on what steps the government might take next on sanctions.

For some analysis on that interview… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, pressure is mounting on New Zealand to adopt harsher sanctions against President Putin's regime.

At the moment, New Zealand typically follows the lead of… Read more Video, Audio

6:55 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report with RNZ business editor Gyles Beckford. Read more Audio

6:41 AM.New Zealand could be cranking up its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as cabinet meets today.

New measures on the table include a specific law change to target Russian investment.

Other… Read more Audio

6:36 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team with Barry Guy  Read more Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector with Sally Murphy in Ōtautahi Read more Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update from the business sector with RNZ business editor Gyles Beckford Read more Audio

6:19 AM.The Mayor of Auckland says National's proposal to scrap the city's transport taxes will only cripple development after years of underfunding.

In a speech yesterday, National Party leader Christopher… Read more Audio