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7:20 AM.Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard has taken a hammering over his trespass order debacle which ended yesterday afternoon with an embarrassing backdown.

Having issued the two year bans to Winston… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A new plan to tackle long waiting lists for non-urgent surgery is being compared to opening a pandora's box.

The Government announced yesterday that public hospital waiting lists will be managed… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Coroner's Court has announced this morning the scope of what will, and won't, be covered in its investigation of the March 15 terrorist attack in Christchurch.

Questions will include whether the… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.A former Speaker of Parliament says issuing trespass notices to former MPs was a "stupid move".

Political backlash and the threat of legal action appear to have forced Speaker Trevor Mallard to… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.An unprecedented leak from the US Supreme Court of plans to overturn the right to abortion nationwide has called into question the integrity of the court.

Protests are being held across the country… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Three people were stabbed in an attack in the Waikato town of Cambridge on Wednesday evening.

Police said emergency services were called to a commerical property on Campbell Street just before 9pm… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Several EU member states have raised doubts about a plan to stop oil imports from Russia, put forward by the Commission's president.

The Commission is proposing a complete ban by the end of the year… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Ngāti Kuri is hosting a music festival  on Saturday, May 21, that celebrates the iwi's cracking success in leading a Covid-19 vaccination drive over the summer up in the northernmost points in… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.For the first time since the pandemic began, flights are back on for Samoan citizens to return home.

International travellers can also fly in from August.

Samoa correspondent Autagavaia Tipi… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.New Zealand Defence Force staff are beginning work in Europe to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion.

A Hercules plane has been involved in transporting military aid from the UK, and… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Schools say Covid-19 case numbers will influence their approach to wearing face masks this term.

Some schools are requiring masks indoors to reduce the spread of Covid-19, while many are simply… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A steam cloud was visible above Mt Ruapehu for about 45 minutes on Tuesday morning, as the volcano continues to show signs of life.

Ruapehu is at Alert Level 2, indicating moderate to heightened… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Health Minister Andrew Little has announced hospital waiting lists will be managed nationally.

He says managing the waiting lists nationally will cut the time people are waiting for operations and… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.It's time to talk about time of the month. Pro golfer Lydia Ko made headlines on Monday for talking about how having her period caused back pain, twisting her swing.

Even though about half the… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Immigration New Zealand is ending its practice of imprisoning asylum seekers, after an independent review labelled the practice "inhumane" and "contrary to New Zealand values".

Between 2015 and 2020… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.If you walk, bike or ride a motorbike or scooter in Auckland you are at more risk of injury or death than in major cities in Europe.

That finding is triggering plans for lower speed limits, higher… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Māori Party meanwhile could be the decider at the next election based on these latest poll numbers.

Co-leader Rawiri Waititi told Morning Report it would only work with ACT if that party could… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.An expert in climate change risk says those living in populated coastal areas like Wellington could lose their insurance cover in just a few years - far sooner than many owners realise.

It comes… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The man who stabbed four people during a frenzied 80-second knife attack in a Dunedin supermarket will spend at least six years behind bars.

In the High Court yesterday, Luke James Lambert was… Read more Audio