Morning Report

For the first time since Waitangi proceedings were moved to the Treaty Grounds, politicians will be welcomed on to Te Tii marae. 

The formal proceedings will still be held on Thursday when all… Read more Audio

Principals say primary and intermediate children's low marks should be raising alarm bells for the Ministry of Education.

Principals' Federation president Perry Rush has written to the Ministry about… Read more Audio

Primary and intermediate school principals say our children's under-achievement in maths and science should be ringing alarm bells for education bosses.

Principals' Federation president Perry Rush… Read more Audio

AFL team Collingwood have vowed to implement all 18 recommendations from a damning report that found the Melbourne club guilty of "systemic racism" and urged significant changes to ensure it… Read more Audio

National Party MPs have been told by their leader Judith Collins they need to trust and respect each other for everything they do.

The party's caucus two-day retreat follows a disastrous year last… Read more Audio

A Christchurch travel company's plans to run crusies to the sub-Antartctic islands now look "dead in the water".

The cruise ship Le Laperouse which had been chartered for the voyages was banned from… Read more Audio

A move by the European Union to bring in new controls on Covid-19 vaccine exports has led New Zealand health authorities to worry that fewer doses could make it here.

The so-called transparency… Read more Audio

New Zealanders wanting to return home from overseas will likely have to wait months if they haven't already booked managed isolation.

All 4500 spaces in the country's border hotels are now booked… Read more Audio

A former mayor of New Plymouth - who was spat at in the street over his support of establishing a Māori ward in the city - feels vindicated now the Government has stepped in to scrap citizen-initiated… Read more Audio

The Military in Myanmar have staged a coup, arresting the de-facto leader and senior officials just hours before parliament was set to begin.

The military declared a year-long state of emergency and… Read more Audio

Consumer NZ is calling for urgent reform after it discovered retirement village contracts it says unfairly favour villages and leave residents out of pocket.

The consumer advocate surveyed contracts… Read more Audio

Māori are more than twice as likely as non-Māori to die from cancer.

That's among the findings of the first report from the country's new Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o Te Kahu, which takes an… Read more Audio