As Auckland mayor Phil Goff awaits further information about the latest positive Covid-19 community case he talks with Karyn Hay.

In our weekly midweek media exploration, Hayden Donnell from the Mediawatch team looks at whether or not local journalism can be done by song.

From today it's illegal to market or sell vapes to under 18-year-olds and advertising and sponsorship of vaping products is banned altogether as is vaping in legislated smoke-free areas.

The Reserve Bank is looking at re-instating loan-to-value ratio restrictions or LVRs from March next year. Karyn speaks with the Real Estate Institute's chief executive Bindi Norwwell about the impact of this change on first home buyers.

With Christmas just around the corner, the crew at High Country Contracting in South Canterbury have decided to sell wilding pines as Christmas trees for a charitable cause.

Early results of a large-scale trial run by American drug company Pfizer show its Covid-19 vaccine appears to be more than 90 percent effective.

A second night of wild weather is forecast for Napier and a special emergency telephone number - 0800-422-923 - has been set up to help anyone who needs help. Karyn speaks with Napier's mayor Kirsten Wise about how people are faring today and what the next steps are to help the city get back on its feet.

New Zealand will be the first country to get a peek at the Xbox Series X gaming console when they are unveiled in Queenstown tonight at a special global launch event.

The BBC World Service's Rob Hugh-Jones calls Karyn Hay with the latest on the US Election results and reactions, Brexit and Covid-19, Sweden and Huawei, and Saudi Arabia's preparing to be an international sports hub.

Wellington businesses fear people have become complacent and have stopped scanning their QR codes.