Morning Report

On the day after the combined primary and secondary teacher's mega-strike, Corin Dann speaks to the the Minister of Education Chris Hipkins about what the budget will offer special education teachers… Read more Audio

A teacher of children with special needs who's been violently attacked in the classroom says she marched in Wednesday's teacher strike for them - rather than for higher pay.

Lou Dickson is a special… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Treasury has admitted its supposedly top secret Budget website was breached by searches for particular keywords.

And it says it's been advised by the police that anyone who found… Read more Audio

The Northern Stars have advanced to their very first ANZ Premiership Grand Final after upsetting defending champions the Southern Steel 56-53 in the preliminary final in Invercargill. Audio

Parents are bracing for more teacher strikes if the threatened action continues. Nearly 50-thousand teachers and principals went on strike nationwide yesterday - in the country's largest-ever… Read more Audio

Aucklanders are hoping health, education and housing will be big ticket items in the 2019 government Budget.

Others say poverty, transport and the justice system could also do with some attention.

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ACT Party leader David Seymour says the political game being played by the government and the National Party over leaked Budget details is immature and misses the point.

He says the real issue is… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A veteran Southland teacher says the salary gap between teaching and other professions is the main reason so many young people don't want the job.

Terry McNamara, who's the former head of mathematics… Read more Audio

The co-chair of Labour's Māori caucus says there will be targeted funding for Māori and Whānau Ora can expect a boost in the 2019 Budget.

Willie Jackson announced at Waitangi in February there would… Read more Audio