Morning Report

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to get Parliament to agree to a snap election on October the 15th. Earlier, Opposition MPs and Tory rebels voted in favour of a bill, 327 to 299, which will… Read more Audio

A witness has described the awful first minutes after arriving at the scene of the tour bus crash near Rotorua, in which five Chinese tourists died. The police say the bus driver failed to navigate a… Read more Audio

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to hold a snap election on October the 15th after MPs passed a bill to block a no-deal Brexit. MPs are currently debating whether they should go to the polls. Mr… Read more Audio

Switzerland's Belinda Bencic is through to her maiden Grand Slam tennis semi-final. Audio

A child and an adult with measles are in a critical condition in intensive care and health authorities says deaths are likely if the outbreak centred on Auckland is not contained. As of yesterday… Read more Audio

The National Party says the government has broken its promise by scrapping its KiwiBuild targets. Yesterday the new minister responsible for Kiwibuild, Megan Woods, ditched the target of building… Read more Audio

One of the first people on the scene of a bus crash near Rotorua in which five Chinese tourists died says the situation was awful. The bus was on its way to Rotorua yesterday morning when police say… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Māori who work to protect freshwater are hoping the government's new policy statement on freshwater - due out today - will endorse Māori having authority as kaitiaki. They've been meeting in Whangarei… Read more Audio

MPs have backed a bill to block a no-deal Brexit, which could trigger Boris Johnson to seek a general election. Opposition MPs and Tory rebels ensured the bill passed its first stage by 329 votes to… Read more Audio