Morning Report

While crowds filled Flemington Park for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, other onlookers gathered outside in protest.

A hundred and sixty-eight Australian and seven NZ horses died on race tracks this year… Read more Audio

The death toll has reached over 10,000 in Gaza, just one month after fighters from Hamas launched a series of surprise attacks on Israel that killed 1,400 people.

Aid hasn't reached Northern Gaza… Read more Audio

There is a new favourite to win the all-important Bird of the Century vote, which closes next Sunday.

On the back of a celebrity endorsement, the Pūteketeke, the Australasian crested grebe, is… Read more Audio

Since 2018, businesses in the Climate Leaders Coalition have collectively reduced emissions by 3.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent - or the average annual emissions of 270,000 New… Read more Audio

Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick is not backing down from her comments made at a solidarity with the Palestinian march in Auckland at the weekend.

It's how she finished her speech that has upset pro some… Read more Audio

Donald Trump has slammed the civil fraud case into his vastly overstated business empire as 'ridiculous'.

A possible outcome of the case in New York could bar Trump from any further business activity… Read more Audio

A senior police officer has told the inquest into the Christchurch mosque terror attacks that reports of other shootings around the city created chaos for first responders.

The inquiry into the 51… Read more Audio

Academic and lobbying expert Max Rushbrooke says the Commerce Commission's use of Wellington consultancy 'Senate' to work on highly sensitive policy issues was "wildly inappropriate".

The consultancy… Read more Audio

Police won't be replacing a communications system vital to dispatching patrol cars and fire trucks.

Straight after Cyclone Gabrielle, Cabinet backed a replacement but failed to fund it in the May… Read more Audio