Morning Report

Research suggests your native language could have an impact on your musical ability. The study compared the melodic and rhythmic abilities of nearly half a million people, across 54 different… Read more Audio

The Government is being advised to speed up on climate action if it wants to meet its own emissions target to be carbon neutral by 2050.

The Climate Change Commission has released a 200 page draft… Read more Audio

Advice columnist E Jean Carroll has taken the stand this morning in her civil suit against former US President Donald Trump.  

She has claimed the former president raped her in a dressing room at a… Read more Audio

A leading surgeon says they finally have the government's ear - months after it set up a taskforce to tackle health workforce shortages.

The Aotearoa arm of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons… Read more Audio

A Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into who has authority over how kaupapa Māori schools are run, is underway in Auckland. 

The urgent claim is brought by Te Rūnanga Nui, the body which oversees kura… Read more Audio

Five police officers have misused automatic number plate recognition technology to track vehicles outside of their responsibility.

Their misconduct was uncovered during a six-month review of the… Read more Audio

An atmospheric river is forming north of New Zealand and could bring significant rain to the upper North Island over the weekend.

Northland, eastern areas of Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty… Read more Audio

An IRD report which shows the country's richest families have a median effective tax rate of less than 10 percent while the average New Zealander pays about 20 percent.

David Parker told Morning… Read more Audio

Next year's All Blacks coaching team has been unveiled, with head coach Scott Robertson calling up four men he's worked closely with before.

Forwards specialist Jason Ryan is the only member of this… Read more Audio