First Up

Tonight the Black Caps face-off against the ever dangerous Pakistani team at the Cricket World Cup and are set to meet Australia on Sunday morning New Zealand time. Former Black Cap - now leading… Read more Audio

Labour MP Willie Jackson has been a long time advocate for Maori and is also a well-known broadcaster too. And he's not a first time MP. During the late 1990s, Willie was the leader of Mana Motuhake… Read more Audio

The Chair of the Tonga Advisory Council says it's exploitation that Tongan fans continue to bring huge profits to New Zealand Rugby League while Tonga's National Rugby League walk away with nothing… Read more Audio

Today's question is: What is a deposit insurance scheme and why does New Zealand need one? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio

Debate around voluntary euthanasia is heating up - with a second reading of David Seymour's End of Life Choice bill expected tomorrow. Just last week, assisted dying laws came into effect in the… Read more Audio

From this week the star cluster Pleiades known in Aotearoa as Matariki will become visible in the sky. Recognition of Matariki has grown considerably in popular culture here in New Zealand over the… Read more Audio

There was a sea of red at Mount Smart stadium this weeked as Mate Ma'a Tonga took on the Kiwis. While the result wasn't the one fans were hoping for - with the Kiwis winning 34-14, it didn't stop fans… Read more Audio

The Maori Council's calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Pharmac and the way it's funded. This comes just after our series 'Life or Death under Pharmac' where 15 people shared their stories… Read more Audio

A Morning Report listener, queried why in our main market reports we always quote oil prices in US dollars ... wouldn't it be far more useful to quote it in New Zealand dollars asks Ian of Kaimamaku… Read more Audio

We're at the start of the week and before many of us head out to our weekly shopping we've got Glen Forsyth with his wonderful tips on what we should look out for on the fruit and vege market this… Read more Audio

Over the last decade more than 200 produce growers in Auckland have closed up shop as more rural land has been rezoned to residential to keep up with the demand for housing.

Now, after 60 years of… Read more Video, Audio

Might New Zealand be the world's banana growing capital in the future? The head of the group that represents the country's fruit growers says it's possible. Mike Chapman is the chief executive of… Read more Audio