Morning Report Podcast Options

7:18 AM.It's been back and forth for the leaders of National and ACT who are in Auckland Wednesday morning to meet with NZ First leader Winston Peters.

Both Christopher Luxon and David Seymour were in… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The World Health Organisation says Gaza's biggest hospital is "virtually a cemetery" with bodies piling up inside and out.

A mass grave has been dug at Al Shifa Hospital and a doctor says there are… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.State Highway One over the Brynderwyn Hills, a vital passage linking Northland to the rest of the country, will fully close while damage done during Cyclone Gabrielle is repaired.

Waka Kotahi says… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.After saying volcanic activity had reduced on Tuesday, on Wednesday there has been a sudden second evacuation of the Icelandic town of Grindavik.

The Icelandic Civil Protection Agency said they have… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.Polling commissioned by a group advocating for cheaper public transport shows 71 percent of New Zealanders want the current discounts to stay.

In this year's budget, the outgoing government made… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The US Congress is voting Tuesday morning on whether to approve a bill that would see the government avoiding a shutdown.

The last time Congress tried to fund the government to prevent a shut down… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A massive collection of classic surfboards and memorabilia is going up for sale in Tauranga.

The collection, which is stored in an airport hangar, includes 130 longboards and short boards… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Thousands are expected at Addington Raceway on Tuesday for the New Zealand Trotting Cup.

The harnessed-horse race is a big event on the Christchurch social calendar, and this year the New Zealand Cup… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Anti-gambling advocates are concerned that recovering gambling addicts could relapse or drop out of treatment if the Salvation Army's rehabilitation programme is axed.

For more than three decades… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.New Zealand could find itself in breach of a free trade deal with Europe if it walks back on meeting its climate target for 2030.

The trade pact with the European Union includes a ground-breaking… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Coromandel businesses are thrilled State Highway 25A is opening before Christmas.

The vital link to the region has been closed by a massive slip since January and is re-opening well ahead of schedule… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.National's plan to fund tax cuts through a tax on foreign home buyers is proving to be a major sticking point in coalition negotiations.

New Zealand First voted for the foreign buyers ban while in… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.A legal expert says New Zealand's protest laws need to be reviewed to make sure they're still fit for purpose.

It comes as many countries grapple with how to deal with climate protestors fairly.

New… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.With incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon saying it's "highly unlikely" he will attend the APEC summit in San Francisco this week, questions have arisen as to who will replace him.

The two… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Red paint has been thrown at the US consulate and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Auckland.

A group calling themselves Tamaki for Palestine says the paint symbolises the blood on US and New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.One of the first paramedics at the Linwood Islamic Centre after the Christchurch terror attacks says he didn't know he was being driven to a mosque or that people were dead.

Dale Muller told the… Read more Audio