Morning Report

Texas Democrats have left the US state en masse in an effort to prevent Republicans there from passing a law to tighten voting rules.

Fifty House Democrats boarded two private jets to Washington… Read more Audio

In South Africa at least 45 people have now died in the violence that has been engulfing parts of the nation since the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma last week.

This toll includes ten people… Read more Audio

Farmers are being encouraged to bring their Ute and their dogs to protests at towns up and down the country.

They're taking aim at the Government's increasing interference in farmers' lives and… Read more Audio

Large blue billboards bearing the face of National Party leader Judith Collins and the message: "He Puapua? Demand the Debate" have sprung up around the country.

This is a reference to the… Read more Audio

A medical specialist says 15 foreign fishermen, who are in MIQ in Wellington, pose a risk and should be kept locked in their rooms.

The men, one of whom has the Delta variant, are among the crew of… Read more Audio

In the same year that the government declared a climate emergency, imports of dirty coal from Indonesia topped a million tonnes.

That's only the second time it's happened in two decades.

Imports of… Read more Audio

The Grand Mercure in Wellington has opened up a second floor to house the infected mariners from the Viking Bay.

So far, 15 of the 20 crew members have tested positive for the virus, at least one of… Read more Audio

Aotearoa's hooked on coal, importing more than one million tonnes of low grade coal from Indonesia last year.

The fuel was burnt at the Huntly power station to keep the lights on, as gas fields… Read more Audio

The UK has slashed its foreign aid by more than four billion pounds a year for the foreseeable future.

MPs voted narrowly this morning in favour of the cut - from 0.7 of the country's GDP, to 0.5… Read more Audio