Morning Report Podcast Options

6:27 AM.Weather woes set to cause long term problems for East Coast farmers. Audio

6:20 AM.An early taste of the day's business news and a quick update of overnight market action. Audio

6:19 AM.A hi-tech study of Lake Tekapo has revealed the risk of a tsunami in an earthquake. NIWA marine geologist Dr Joshu Mountjoy led the pilot project to map the floor of the lake using sonar. Dr Mountjoy… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.A kura kaupapa in Rotorua says it is sick of being fobbed off by the Ministry of Education, who won't fund it for teaching its senior students. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hurungaterangi is classed as a… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Flood-hit farmers around Tolaga Bay are demanding an immediate halt to all forestry in the area, until a Government holds an inquiry into logging. Residents in the area are calling for the industry to… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The All Blacks prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi has been given a warning following his high hit on French winger Remy Grosso during the first Test at Eden Park. Audio

6:00 AM.Kim Jong-un meets Trump, but deal lacks detail; South Korea reacts to Trump's call to end militry exercises; Civil Defence Minister in Gisborne after storm hits region; building owners mull legal… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's a significant moment in Māori music history - Alien Weaponry's reo Maori heavy metal album Tū has hit number one. Tū has more than one million streams on Spotify since the album was released on… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The number of New Zealanders who trust the government has risen substantially. A study commissioned this year by Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies asked… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The biggest sporting event of the year, the Football World Cup kicks off in Russia in the early hours of Friday morning when Russia plays Saudi Arabia. Eight years ago Russia defeated a rival bid from… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The tourism sector says tourists are already more than paying their way and shouldn't pay a proposed new border levy. Tourism Industry Aotearoa says a new report shows the Government is earning 2.6… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.An autistic Winton man is recovering from surgery after being viciously attacked by two rottweilers while out on a regular walk. 22-year-old Oliver Beaumont, who is known as Oli to family, was… Read more Audio

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

8:23 AM.The scientific evidence for keeping young people out of prison was clear 20 years ago, but not enough has been done. A new report from the Chief Science Advisor's Office wants the government to focus… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.What looked like a smooth transition from Jacinda Ardern to Winston Peters has hit some turbulence with New Zealand First scuppering the repeal of the three strikes law and its leader re-igniting… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Many parts of the North Island are without power this morning from Bay of Plenty to Wairarapa and including Taranaki. The Gisborne region is the worst affected with more than fifteen hundred… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks prop Owen Franks says they're well aware of the need to be smarter with referees increasingly cracking down on dangerous contact. Concern around concussion has seen World Rugby… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Less than a fortnight ago Justice Minister Andrew Little hoped to have the law off the books by the end of this year. But on Monday Andrew Little did an abrupt u-turn after New Zealand First told him… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A real estate company is predicting Auckland's housing crisis is about to get worse as developers choose to sit on land because they can't turn a profit. Colliers International says lower house prices… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The fishing industry says vessel owners should refuse to carry observers only if they have a valid reason. Monitors from the Ministry for Primary Industries are a legal requirement but some fishing… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.An Auckland mum who was told by Work and Income that her benefit had been cut because she'd been on two Tinder dates has had her payments wrongly suspended for a second time. The Ministry of Social… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.New Zealand First has put the brakes on Labour's plan to repeal the three strikes law. Justice Minister Andrew Little says he told the Prime Minister on Friday that he would have to pull the Cabinet… Read more Video, Audio

7:20 AM.The US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are just hours away from their historic talks which start at 1pm (NZ time) in Singapore. The pair will meet without aides or advisers… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.River levels are running high in the Gisborne area after a night of heavy rain overnight. More than a thousand homes are without power from East Cape down to Hawke's Bay. Around Gisborne the Waipaoa… Read more Audio