Morning Report

A wine writer and columnist wants to see a National Wine Museum established to properly collate and preserve the country's wine history.

John Saker, the editor of wine newsletter Te Whenua, says New… Read more Audio

Hollywood awards season kicked off yesterday with the Golden Globes. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer was the big winner, taking home five awards including Best Drama film and Best Director.

HBO's… Read more Audio

Dame Whina Cooper's daughter is pleased thousands of photos of Māori life from the early 20th century have been brought back into New Zealand, but is unhappy they ended up overseas and nearly sent to… Read more Audio

New Zealand's fifth wave of Covid-19 infections may have peaked, with 355 people in hospital as of Sunday night.

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says it's hard to tell, with the new JN.1 strain causing… Read more Audio

Metservice is forecasting a week of hot and dry weather right around New Zealand, with warm, muggy nights and not much rain.

MetService meterologist John Law, spoke to Charlotte Cook. Read more Audio

Residents in rural Victoria are bracing for further flooding this morning as the Australian state is pummelled by record-breaking rain

Some areas have received three-months of rainfall in a 24-hour… Read more Audio

Several sections of the country's state highways are being described as in shocking condition, with some mayors calling for urgent upgrades as holidaymakers travel through their districts.

The AA… Read more Audio

Several sections of the country's state highways are being described as in shocking condition, with some mayors calling for urgent upgrades as holidaymakers travel through their districts.

The AA… Read more Audio

That's Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie which is up for nine awards at the 81st Golden Globes in Beverly Hills this afternoon.

The Globes are Hollywood's celebration of the best in film and television… Read more Audio

Arrests, disorderly behaviour and assaults on Police officers have marred this year's JuicyFest hip-hop and R&B music festival.

Debuting last year, JuicyFest has attracted some of the industry's most… Read more Audio

In the latest in a raft of airplane incident over the past couple of weeks, passengers on board an Alaska Airlines flight out of Oregon were subjected to a terrifying sight when one of the emergency… Read more Audio

It has been a difficult summer for many on the water.

At least six people drowned during the holiday period, and last week fisherman Will Fransen miraculously survived almost 24 hours adrift at sea… Read more Audio