Morning Report

The Speaker Trevor Mallard is in the spotlight over his handling of sexual assault allegations at Parliament.

Mr Mallard's comments on RNZ on Wednesday, suggesting a rapist could be walking the… Read more Audio

The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson isn't worried about the team's split lead-up to the Cricket World Cup having any affect on their performance. Audio

RBNZ says loan to value ratios have done the job in protecting banking system from stress, but they could be eased. Sky City wants local online gaming to be made legal. Mojo coffee company cautious… Read more Audio

A petition to ban bottom trawling on underwater mountains has amassed 20,000 signatures in one week.

The petition was launched by environmental groups including Forest and Bird, Greenpeace, and WWF… Read more Audio

Journalist Nicky Hager has described the New Zealand Defence Force as being obsessed with making itself look good in public.

On Wednesday he told the Operation Burnham Inquiry it does that by keeping… Read more Audio

It's been nearly a year since Auckland introduced an 11.5 cents a litre Regional Fuel Tax, but it appears the city's motorists are still paying less at the pumps than many other parts of the country… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

An early look at the morning's business news and a catch up on overnight action on global financial markets. Audio

The Auckland City Mission says there's been a disturbingly high increase in people needing food parcels in the last twelve months.

There's been a 28-percent jump in demand - to about one million… Read more Audio

There's nothing riding on the last round robin match of the netball Premierhip but both the Southern Steel and Northern Stars still have plenty to play for in Invercargill tonight. Audio

Top stories this morning... Panic at Parliament after the Speaker says a rapist could be working there Some cancer patients are buying their own drugs from India because Pharmac won't fund them Fuel… Read more Audio

A rare painting of Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific has been bought by Te Papa.

The painting by William Hodges entitled 'Waterfall in Dusky Bay with Māori Canoe' has been held in a private… Read more Audio