Morning Report

The Black Caps need wickets against Pakistan and need them fast if they're to remain unbeaten at the Cricket World Cup. Audio

A clear win in Parliament for David Seymour's euthanasia bill. A family accuses Oranga Tamariki of cutting their contact with their son who's in state care. Primary teachers vote to accept a… Read more Audio

A Porirua gang member is putting unwanted fish heads and bones to use by delivering them to hungry families in his community. Mongrel Mob life-member Dennis Makalio has teamed up with LegaSea, a… Read more Audio

An obscure law that gives owners of multiple properties extra voting rights in local elections is being called unfair, archaic and ripe to be ditched. The ratepayer's roll has existed in some form… Read more Audio

The government is putting itself in the 'firing line' by introducing wellbeing measurements, and it's not just a public relations exercise, according to the OECD's deputy secretary-general Ulrik… Read more Audio

National MP Amy Adams has announced she will retire from politics at the 2020 election. Ms Adams, who has been the MP for Selwyn since 2008, has held several cabinet positions, including Justice… Read more Audio

Calls are continuing for sightings of an entangled whale which may be moving up the west or east coast of the South Island. Mike Morrissey leads the South Island large whale disentanglement team. Read more Audio

Dunedin's residents have called on central and local government to step up and protect in perpetuity a geological site dating back 23 million years. More than 160 people attended a meeting at Otago… Read more Audio

The Education Ministry investigated and upheld a record number of complaints about early childhood services last year. The investigations resulted in 19 referrals to police and 22 to the Teaching… Read more Audio

National MP Maggie Barry is leading the charge against what she terms 'state-sanctioned killing', as David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill is facing its second reading vote in Parliament today… Read more Video, Audio

A new report is proposing to extend the parliamentary term to four years and to increase the number of MPs, so politicians can plan better for the future. The Victoria University report argues a… Read more Audio