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Expert says NZ rules around toxic foam contamination too lax
6:43 AM.An investigation has begun into toxic, banned firefighting foam to find out where it's still being used and stored. At the same time, a United States expert is warning that New Zealand's acceptable… Read more Audio
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Medicinal cannabis law 'half-baked' - critics
6:40 AM.Critics say the government has delivered a half-baked medicinal cannabis scheme and many people will be disappointed. The government plans to establish a regulated medicinal cannabis industry, and… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 21 December 2017
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 21 December 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Tenants welcome news homes will not be sold
6:18 AM.Housing New Zealand tenants in Christchurch are welcoming news the government is scrapping plans to sell 2,500 state homes in the city. Housing Minister Phil Twyford says the announcement spells the… Read more Audio
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Marsden pipeline rupture: Investigation sheds new light
6:13 AM.A report by Refining New Zealand has shed more light on the Marsden pipeline rupture that stopped fuel supplies to Auckland in September. Experts have concluded the pipe was weakened after it was… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 21 December 2017
6:00 AM.New cannabis legislation 'slow progress' - patients; is cannabis law change all it's cracked up to be?; health bosses say Auckland mumps outbreak now an epidemic; moving Auckland Port's vehicle… Read more Audio
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How does Santa's sleigh get past Biosecurity?
8:53 AM.As Christmas Day draws closer there's concern about the possibility of a reindeer incursion. Rumours abound that St Nicholas may be planning to bring a group of the Northern Hemisphere natives into… Read more Audio
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Award-winning cartoonist escapes Manus Island camp
8:46 AM.An award winning cartoonist detained on Manus Island has escaped Papua New Guinea with the help from the International Cities of Refuge Network. Ali Dorani, known as 'Eaten Fish', fled Iran in 2013… Read more Audio
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Ancient computer systems a challenge for digital archivist
8:42 AM.His job title, senior advisor digital preservation, is somewhat prosaic, but Mick Crouch's office at Archives New Zealand is a veritable Aladdin's cave of technology going back several decades, which… Read more Audio
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Ngai Tahu puts its history on online atlas of the South Island
8:40 AM.Holidayers travelling around the South Island or Te Waipounamu this summer will be able to map their journey using a Maori Atlas developed by Ngai Tahu. The Ngai Tahu Archives Team spent more than… Read more Audio
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Northland campground bans paddling pools
8:36 AM.A popular Northland camping ground has banned paddling pools - and it's not just out of fear for the safety of young children. Waipu Cove campground is sold out most summer, and says the crowded space… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 20 December 2017
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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US to pass Trump tax reform package
8:26 AM.The United States' House of Representatives is about to pass Donald Trump's tax reform package. The bill must go to the Senate later but it's a near certainty to pass. Just ahead of the vote House… Read more Audio
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Gas needed to transition from coal - energy commentator
8:20 AM.Calls for the government to stop all oil, gas and coal mining in New Zealand have been labelled as short-sighted by an energy industry commentator. Greenpeace's Russel Norman told Morning Report the… Read more Video, Audio
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Family First calls for medicinal cannabinoids over marijuana
8:12 AM.MPs are voting on whether to open the door to legal, medicinal cannabis. But the Family First lobby group says that while medicine is one thing, medicine you can smoke is quite another. Health… Read more Audio
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Wellington home to priciest Christmas trees
7:57 AM.Plastic seems to be taking a back seat this year, as more people are going back to tradition and getting a real Christmas tree. But how much is too much? And what are you really paying for? Audio
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Landlords hiking rents with allowance rise - students
7:54 AM.The Victoria University Student's Association is suspecting foul play by some landlords who have increased their rent prices by up to 50 dollars, after Labour increased student living costs by $50 a… Read more Audio
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Forest & Bird welcomes reprimand of MPI on kauri dieback
7:50 AM.The Ministry of Primary Industries has been reprimanded by the Ombudsman's Office for refusing to give Forest and Bird information about its kauri dieback programme. The ministry has been told to… Read more Audio
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Hopes dashed by latest milk powder price drop
7:48 AM.Dairy farmers had been hoping for a lift in the milk powder prices in the last auction for the year but overnight they fell to a new low. Rural reporter Alexa Cook joins us with the details. Audio
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Fairfax-NZME merger denied - Mediawatch analysis
7:43 AM.News giants Fairfax New Zealand and NZME will work on ways to cooperate more in future in spite of the High Court backing the Commerce Commission's rejection of their merger proposal. The court upheld… Read more Audio
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Dry weather threatens private water supplies
7:39 AM.Aucklanders on private water supplies are on their own if they run out with the city's Council and water provider say its not their responsibility. The dry summer hasn't helped as the holidays… Read more Audio
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Demolition to begin on flood-hit Edgecumbe homes
7:30 AM.The Edgecumbe homes that were red stickered after a wall of water burst through the town's stopbank in April are finally being demolished. More than 300 homes were damaged when the Rangitaiki River… Read more Audio
