Morning Report

They showed up expecting $100,000 falling from the sky - and they got fake money "vouchers" instead.

The PR stunt by The Safety Warehouse on Saturday left people fuming about the company's apparent… Read more Audio

Families of people who died in the Whakaari/White Island eruption say it has been a battle to get grief counselling following the tragedy.

The government is promising to roll out greater mental… Read more Audio

Mexican Sergio Perez, in his penultimate race for the Racing Point team and without a drive for next season, took the first win of his Formula One career in an extraordinary Sakhir Grand Prix. Read more Audio

Christmas trees, clothing, toys and garden supplies - people are spending up, while stocks start to dwindle.

Retailers say Christmas shoppers are out in force, with many opting to get their… Read more Audio

A Hawke's Bay apple exporter has told the Government an advertising campaign to attract 300 New Zealand workers got more than 200 applications - but only 55 people ended up with jobs.

Those figures… Read more Audio

High-tech investigative tools being imported by the police here are attracting controversy overseas.

Many of these are capable of facial recognition, though police say they are not using this on the… Read more Audio

The first plants of New Zealand's largest ever medical cannabis crop are now in the ground.

The plantation on the sun-drenched slopes of Kēkerengū - just north of Kaikōura - will eventually cover the… Read more Audio

'Explore an active volcano!' the brochures advertising trips to Whakaari/White Island said.

It was a 'truly unique and an experience that is not to be missed'. But should tourists have ever been… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with the surviving victims of the Christchurch Mosque Attacks and families at the Nga Hau E Wha National Marae in Christchurch on Sunday.

Those at the meeting… Read more Audio

Witnesses to the horrific Christchurch terror attacks will only be given the Royal Commission findings just hours before they are publicly released on Tuesday.

That's in contrast to the bereaved and… Read more Audio

A shooting in the Auckland Viaduct in the early hours of Sunday morning has shaken businesses in the area. After an altercation, a gun was fired.

The glass ceiling above the escalators to Dr Rudi's… Read more Audio

Rural schools that are hard to staff are finding it harder than ever to recruit enough teachers for next year.

Principals say it's already difficult to attract New Zealand teachers to jobs in the… Read more Audio