Morning Report

The three teenagers who died in a horrific road crash in Hawke's Bay have been named by the police.

The three young women were in a car travelling on State Highway 2, near the small township of… Read more Audio

An American surgeon working in Greymouth has resigned, saying the people of the West Coast deserve better than a hospital essentially run by GPs.

The West Coast and Canterbury district health boards… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

It's one of New Zealand's fastest growing and diverse centres, but until now Queenstown hasn't had a mosque.

But a final fundraising push means Queenstown's Muslim community will have their own place… Read more Audio

Union officials in Otago say New Zealanders are being turned down for local fruit picking work.

For months, orchard owners have called on the government to open the borders to RSE workers who are… Read more Audio

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he's committed to ensuring unapologetic Māori voices are heard in Parliament and felt in every piece of legislation. 

Waititi and co-leader Debbie… Read more Audio

The New Zealand opener Tom Latham says day one of the first cricket test against the West Indies highlighted the importance of partnerships. Audio

Led by captain Kane Williamson, New Zealand cemented a solid foundation on day one of the first cricket test against the West Indies in Hamilton.

Williamson was unbeaten on 97 as the Black Caps… Read more Audio

The Māori All Blacks play a Moana Pasifika XV in Kirikiriroa tomorrow night in a one off match to celebrate the cultures and connections between Māori, Fijian, Samoan and Tongan communities here.

For… Read more Audio

Classics teachers say they are bitterly disappointed but not surprised by an announcement to drop Classics from NCEA level 1, and cut Latin from NCEA entirely.

The Education Minister Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio

New Zealand scientists have found the missing link that proves stress can stop you getting pregnant.

For a decade they've studied a group of neurons in the brain that control female reproduction like… Read more Audio

Witnesses at the Abuse in Care Royal Commission have recounted gruelling stories of being abused while in the care of churches.

During this week and next, the Commission is hearing from 25 survivors.