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7:18 AM.Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has been told he's putting the public at risk with his decision not to build a mega prison at Waikeria. But he's labelled calls for a mega-lockup lazy politics and… Read more Video, Audio

7:14 AM.National's economic development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern needs to step in again and deal with Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones. He joins Susie… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.The National Party is telling the Prime Minister to rein in the Regional Development Minister Shane Jones after he lashed out at Fonterra, the country's biggest company. Mr Jones yesterday took a… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The White Ferns teenage cricketer Amelia Kerr is struggling to comprehend the enormity of her record breaking innings. Audio

6:49 AM.The U.S. Federal Reserve hikes rates. Tech companies want grants and tax breaks. Crypto currencies are suspect, but the technology behind them isn't. And the latest from the markets. Audio

6:47 AM.The Gisborne District Council was warned in a report more than seven months ago forestry debris was likely to cause problems if there was heavy rain in the area. But Gisborne District councillor… Read more Audio

6:42 AM."Horrific" was Kelvin Davis' first impression of the aging Waikeria prison when he was appointed Corrections Minister. He's decided to build a small 500-bed jail and a 100-bed mental health unit to… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Outspoken Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has lashed out at another big New Zealand company - this time Fonterra. In March Mr Jones was reprimanded by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is giving out some more information about it's seizure of 55 thousand fruit trees. Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:19 AM.A freshwater scientist is warning that the discovery of an algae in Lake Taupo which can create so-called lake snow could be disastrous for the ecosystem and commercial fisheries. Lake snow produces… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Despite the growing homelessness crisis in Whangarei, Housing New Zealand's first social housing project in years is running into opposition from people who don't want it next door. Housing NZ has… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.President Trump has arrived back in Washington to criticism of his historic meeting with Kim Jong Un of North Korea. At the centre of the criticism, a lack of details. Our Washington correspondent… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The White Ferns teenager Amelia Kerr has made the highest score in a women's one day international cricket, scoring 232 not out in the third and final ODI between New Zealand and Ireland in Dublin. Audio

6:00 AM.Shane Jones is under fire after demanding big change at Fonterra, a disaster waiting to happen -- Gisborne council was warned about forestry debris, and Auckland councillors rebel against mayor Phil… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.An Auckland university is urging staff and students to put some plastics straight into rubbish bins as it is no longer able to find anywhere to recycle them. New Zealand recyclers have been struggling… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.One place vegan steaks are unlikely to be much in evidence is at Fieldays, which opens on Wednesday. This year marks the 50th anniversary and more than 150,000 people are expected to attend over the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.In May, UK supermarket chain Tesco started selling plant-based steak that bled like the real thing and apparently tasted as good. We were sceptical so we asked a former member of the Morning Report… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Five years ago, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hurungaterangi applied for approval to teach and get proper funding for its Year 9 to Year 13 students. But its principal, Oriana Lemon, says nothing has… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Farmers are threatening legal action against forestry companies following what they say is millions of dollars damage caused by slash. The slash - or offcuts from forestry harvesting - washed down… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The military has been ordered to stop putting toxic firefighting foam into the stormwater at Ohakea air base. The Defence Force insists it hasn't used the chemicals for two years, but the… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.Auckland and Wellington city councils have been quick to reassure people that its safe to live and work in dozens of buildings with similar cladding to that of the deadly Grenfell Tower. Tomorrow is… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Closer to home, what might the historic agreement mean for the Asia-Pacific region? Robert Ayson is Professor of Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. He talks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

8:16 AM.In Tokyo there's been gratitude Mr Trump brought up the fate of Japanese citizens abducted by the North Koreans. We spoke to Mayu Yoshida who works for Reuters in Tokyo.. Audio