Morning Report for Monday 4 April 2022

8:56 AM.The tourists are coming back, but will one of the country's most iconic destinations - Fiordland - be ready for them?

Tourism reporter Tess Brunton found out. Read more Audio

8:51 AM.A proposal for a massive ecosanctuary in Lower Hutt has taken a step forward.

The Greater Wellington Regional Council, iwi, and the Department of Conservation all back the idea to build 29 kilometres… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Prince Andrew has found himself embroiled in yet another high court controversy.

The Duke of York, and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, are facing calls to explain why they received nearly $NZ2 million from… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Fire and Emergency staff were out at first light this morning to assess the progress of a massive fire in Southland.

The fire, at Awarua, south of Invercargill, has burned through a thousand hectares… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Maritime Union says it will be going down to the wire this week in its fight to stop two coastal oil tankers, the Kokako and the Matuku, being removed from the New Zealand coast.

The war in… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.When is a ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration, really a ban?

That's the question environmentalists are asking after discovering Greymouth Petroleum has been given permission to conduct a… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Days before her death a fat studies conference chaired by academic Dr Cat Pausé was parodied by American conservative Steven Crowder.

In a Youtube video watched more than a million times, Crowder… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Cabinet ministers will decide today whether any part of the country is ready to have Covid-19 restrictions eased.

With cases believed to have peaked in Auckland, that region is likely at the front of… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Monday is the last day cafes, restaurants and businesses have to ask you for your vaccine pass.

Hospitality is hopeful it'll boost customer confidence and many more people will venture out to enjoy a… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The flood-damaged Mangahauini bridge at Tokomaru Bay in Gisborne is open again after a massive repair effort.

The town was cut off after a 16-metre section of bridge was washed out during the… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Even in death, the renowned Māori scholar Moana Jackson is challenging norms.

Thousands farewelled the man described as one of the country's leading legal minds in Hawke's Bay over the weekend.

The… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Unvaccinated teachers will be allowed back in schools after the government's vaccine mandate for the education sector is lifted on Tuesday.

The mandate saw some education staff resign, have their… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Australia put on a dominant performance to win the Women's Cricket World Cup Final against England yesterday, completing a perfect run of nine wins and zero losses.

Australia won by 71 runs on the… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.A Covid-19 modeller says mask-wearing remains critical

Dion O'Neale from Te Pūnaha Matatini told Morning Report international research shows well-fitted masks are highly effective.

"Masks are really… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Prime Minister is warning this is only the first wave of Omicron and there will be more waves and new variants coming.

Cabinet ministers will today decide whether Covid-19 restrictions should be… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.What happens in Vegas, won't be staying in Vegas today, as the world casts its eyes on the biggest night in music - the Grammys.

Disney actress turned pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo is the one to beat… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Vaccine passes will no longer be required from midnight on Monday, a move being welcomed by the National Party.

It also wants to scrap the Covid-19 traffic light system, which is being reviewed… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Prepare to bid farewell to vaccine passes and many workplace mandates - at least for now - but the next question is if any regions are ready to have restrictions eased.

Cabinet ministers will review… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.From Tuesday bars and restaurants can welcome back the unvaccinated minority - the vaccine pass system is being dropped.

Just 3 percent of eligible people aged 12 and over in Aotearoa have had no… Read more Audio