Morning Report

A tourist who could only watch as the cruise ship he was on crashed in Venice, has described seeing people desperately trying to get out of its way.

A New Zealand woman was one of at least four… Read more Audio

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has stepped in to try to broker an end to the teacher strikes that are causing massive disruption around New Zealand.

On Tuesday thousands of Year 9 students have a… Read more Audio

Too much sport might be just as harmful for kids as not getting enough exercise.

That's according to ACC, which is advising parents to use the weekly guideline of 'one hour for every year in age' for… Read more Audio

England have been stunned by Pakistan to fall to the their first loss of the Cricket World Cup, but captain Eoin Morgan doesn't think the result will affect their campaign. Audio

The Central Pulse has been crowned ANZ Premiership netball champions after beating the Northern Stars 52 to 48 in Porirua on Monday night.

The Pulse has featured in the last three consecutive… Read more Audio

A rainbow community activist Aych McArdle says well-meaning words don't matter, and they want to see action from Bishop Brian Tamaki backing up his apology to the LGBT community.

Destiny Church… Read more Audio

Infighting and scathing comments from former leader Gareth Morgan are threatening to derail The Opportunities Party's election campaign.

Mr Morgan is calling his former colleagues "grovelling… Read more Audio

The Islamic Women's Council is meeting with the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terror attacks on Tuesday over the secrecy of the investigation.

It's also worried about the lack of… Read more Audio

A search for a missing tramper in the Tararua Ranges resumes on Tuesday morning.

The 49-year-old British man, who lives in Wellington, was due to finish a five-day tramp on Saturday but he failed to… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joins Susie Ferguson to discuss the Queen's Birthday Honours, ongoing secondary teacher strikes, and questions around Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf. Read more Audio

Roy Williams says his Olympic champion "big sis" has finally got the recognition she has long deserved.

Yvette Corlett has been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to… Read more Audio

Children playing sport are suffering a massive increase in injuries and ACC says young players training harder than their bodies can cope with is partly to blame.

Its figures show the number of… Read more Audio