Morning Report

Whanganui's mayor Hamish McDouall says the city does have its housing and health problems, but the decision to settle refugees there was ultimately Immigration New Zealand's call.

He speaks to Susie… Read more Audio

A Whanganui migrant advocate says local Maori should concentrate on dragging themselves out of poverty rather than worrying about the small number of refugees due to be resettled in the city.

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Peter Ellis has been granted leave to appeal his case at the Supreme Court.

The 61-year-old was jailed for 10 years for abusing seven children at the Christchurch Civic Creche in 1991.

He served… Read more Audio

Security has been beefed up at caves where moa bones are at risk of being pillaged, as the government moves to make it illegal to trade remains of the extinct bird.

The government plans to consult… Read more Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little says New Zealand is stuck with Australia's contentious deportation laws - but the government will continue to raise its objections anyway.

Mr Little tackled the thorny… Read more Audio

The government has announced a new governing body to regulate New Zealand's drinking water.

It comes after four deaths in Havelock North after the town's water supply was contaminated with… Read more Audio

Some Havelock North residents say the creation of a national water body will do little to restore their trust in drinking tap water ever again.

Four people died and 5000 people fell ill after the… Read more Audio

The Warriors coach Stephen Kearney says there's no point in continuing to wallow in their woes with NRL officialdom ahead of their critical match against Canberra. Audio

The Federal Reserve cuts rates. Business confidence dips deeper. Labour inspectors to target franchise businesses for labour law compliance. NZX not keen on mandatory diversity rules. Financial… Read more Audio

Air New Zealand hopes to have its first electric aeroplane ordered within a decade.

Chief executive Christopher Luxon told the Nelson-Tasman business community at a luncheon on Wednesday… Read more Audio

A former museum curator is calling on Trade Me to put an immediate stop to the sale of moa bones.

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is looking at tightening the rules on the sale of bones from the… Read more Audio

Protesters blocking access to a Fletcher Building site at Ihumātao say news that the Māori King will visit the South Auckland site is overwhelming.

The project is being supported by the iwi authority… Read more Audio