Morning Report

People who live near a smelly compost plant in Christchurch are elated the City Council is finally taking action to fix the problem.

The Council owned Living Earth compost site in Bromley produces a… Read more Audio

A campaign encouraging businesses to let people with bowel disease use their toilets in an emergency has kicked off.

The 'I can't wait!' campaign - started by a teenager - encourages firms to attach… Read more Audio

Students expecting to attend the now-cancelled graduation from the University of Otago are having to celebrate in other ways instead.

Both ceremonies were called off yesterday due to a security… Read more Audio

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch mosque attacks revealed that the gunman who murdered 51 people had been able to buy 10 guns within a year.

He had six of them with him on the day… Read more Audio

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

Eight former professional rugby players with early onset dementia are preparing a landmark case against World Rugby for what they call a failure to protect top players from the risks caused by… Read more Audio

New research says seclusion and restraint are used too often, for too long, and frequently without a clear reason by prisons.

Women in prison are segregated at a far higher rate than men, and Māori… Read more Audio

Oxfam says nine out of 10 people in the poorest countries will miss out on a Covid-19 vaccination next year.

But in high-income countries like New Zealand, governments have bought enough doses to… Read more Audio

Oxfam says nine out of ten people in the poorest countries will miss out on a Covid-19 vaccination next year because richer countries are getting the majority of vaccines produced.

Canada is one of… Read more Audio

The lawyer leading an action against rugby's authorities has warned the sport faces a dementia "epidemic" among retired professionals without serious reform of the game. Read more Audio

The US Supreme Court has rejected an election lawsuit made by President Trump's legal team to overturn Joe Biden's win in Pennsylvania.

The denial is a blow to Donald Trump as his window of… Read more Audio

An expert in far-right extremism says any new counter-terrorism agency would have to be well funded to make a difference.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch attacks found no… Read more Audio