Morning Report

The first of those charged over a fatal stabbing in Blenheim will appear in the Blenheim District Court today.

Ten people have been arrested so far after an altercation which left one person dead and… Read more Audio

New Zealand First is set to make a political comeback but Winston Peters hasn't yet confirmed if he'll be sticking around to lead it.

After months in hiding, Peters this weekend made a rare public… Read more Audio

Warning: this story discusses self-harm and suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners.

The Children's Commissioner is calling for an end to the law which allows judges to remand children to… Read more Audio

The third day of the World Test Championship cricket final between New Zealand and India in Southampton ended early due to bad light.

Karl Jamieson picked up a five wicket bag overnight with India… Read more 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… Read more Audio

Papatoetoe is still working to recover after a tornado hit the area on Saturday morning.

Initial estimates had 62 houses uninhabitable, but Mayor Phil Goff told Morning Report on Monday that number… Read more Audio

Contractors will be out in force again today in tornado-hit Papatoetoe removing debris including roofing iron, timber and toppled trees and restoring power to a final few houses.

Auckland Emergency… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

Negotiators from Iran and the six nation countries have been holding talks in Vienna in an attempt to revive a deal to limit the country's nuclear programme.

In 2015, Iran reached a deal with the US… Read more Audio

More than 110 young people were held in police cells for more than 24 hrs between June 2019 and July last year.

In that same period, five young people self harmed or attempted to take their own life… Read more Audio

The Ports of Auckland's freight container hub in Wiri is still a mess after the tornado that ripped through the south part of the city.

The inland port was in the direct path of Saturday's twister… Read more Audio