Mani Dunlop

Fiji's deadly Covid-19 pandemic continues to break records. Yesterday, it reported a new high of 873 new cases in a 24-hour period. There are 9310 active cases in isolation, and 58 people have died… Audio

The government is going to overhaul its welfare programme for young children - after a review found it was outdated and inequitable. The Well Child Tamariki Ora programme, which began with Royal New… Audio

Our closed border is creating a shortage of migrant labour but many of those currently employed here still have no choice but to settle for low wages, according to the New Zealand Council of Trade… Audio

Thirteen more mariners have tested positive for Covid-19 They arrived in Wellington yesterday on the foreign fishing vessel Viking Bay, taking the total of infected crew members to 15. At least one… Audio

Samoa's constitutional quagmire has been dragging on for months. That's despite Samoa's FAST party having a clear majority with 26 seats in the parliament, while HRPP -- the so-called caretaker… Audio

A lower North Island museum is labelling it scandalous they have not had a Māori curator. The Whanganui Regional Museum says the need for a dedicated curator has become more pressing as the museum… Audio

Babies on oxygen and feeding tubes are flooding hospitals as RSV -- a potentially deadly respiratory virus -- runs rampant across the country. Wellington hospital has more than 20 babies in its… Audio

A legal challenge against the country's level 3 and 4 Covid-19 lockdowns is underway in the Court of Appeal today. Former parliamentary counsel and law drafter Andrew Borrowdale is appealing parts of… Audio

The government is considering longer term options for managed isolation and quarantine - including new facilities. The Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins told Morning Report the government will… Audio

Samoa's politics are deadlocked again, after the Head of State late last night reprimanded the country's Supreme Court, claiming it has no authority over him. The Court had directed parliament to sit… Audio

Environmental groups are telling the government it is imperative to lower the limit on the amount of nitrate pollution allowed in New Zealand's waterways. They say restricting nitrate levels to under… Audio

A housing researcher thinks tougher standards are necessary to keep tamariki out of hospital. Private rental properties must now comply with healthy homes standards, but Kainga Ora houses have two… Audio

An academic says the idea that changes to a major research fund to favour Māori and Pasifika academics will dilute it is disgusting. The $315 million a year Performance Based Research Fund will now… Audio

Public frustration over mixed messages from the government is growing in Fiji as Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly. Another record was broken yesterday, with 522 new cases reported, taking it to… Audio

Gumboots, shovels, wheelbarrows and tractors were out in force on the East Cape today as the community began mopping up from flooding over the weekend.

At least eight homes were flooded and large… Audio

Major clean-ups are underway in several parts of the North Island, after days of severe weather. In South Auckland, more than 60 homes are unliveable, and a few-hundred damaged, following Saturday… Audio

The clean up will begin today on the east coast as well where heavy rain caused havoc yesterday. 

At Tokomaru Bay the school has been almost completely destroyed and families were evacuated in some… Audio

The cleanup continues this morning on the East Coast after destructive flooding.

At Tokomaru Bay the school has been almost completely destroyed and closed indefinitely.

Families were evacuated in… Audio

The Waitangi National Trust is working towards a decision on whether women can speak on the paepae at Waitangi next year. Earlier this year, National's leader Judith Collins was not allowed to speak… Audio

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua have joined calls against a Far North District Council proposal, saying it could be seem as an unadulterated land grab.

They are also warning councils moving too fast on the… Audio