Morning Report

The new Trade Minister hopes to visit India before Christmas, as he begins work to lock in a free trade agreement within three years.

During the election campaign, Christopher Luxon committed to… Read more Audio

Some former charter schools are interested in leaving the state system and returning to charter or partnership school status.

The government is reintroducing the publicly funded private schools which… Read more Audio

Police have arrested a Te Whatu Ora staffer accused of leaking large amounts of vaccination data.

The 56-year-old man has been charged with accessing a computer system for dishonest purposes and will… Read more Audio

She checks on homeless people in doorways on her way to work and responds to texts for help in the dead of night - after 31 years as a social worker at the Auckland District Court, Michelle Kidd is… Read more Audio

A complaint against an engineer whose firm designed the CTV building that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake will be heard by a disciplinary committee on Monday.

One-hundred-and-fifteen people… Read more Audio

The National-ACT-New Zealand First coalition is in, and a number of things are out.

The government revealed its 100-day plan last week with 49 items to tick off - most of which will cancel or… Read more Audio

The new government is stopping work on investigating pumped hydro energy storage at Lake Onslow in Otago.

The project was floated as a solution to New Zealand's "dry year" problem - which happens… Read more Audio

A group of Northland emergency doctors have written to the Health Minister urging him to keep the Smokefree 2025 legislation intact.

The new government wants to keep the number of stores selling… Read more Audio

It's 3-days into the nearly two-week conference, New Zealand has so far signed up to one international agreement - to adapt agriculture and food production to the changing climate. 133 other countries… Read more Audio

On the sidelines of the talks in Dubai, activist groups have just awarded New Zealand the ignominious "Fossil of the Day."

It's the first time the dud-prize has been given out at this round of talks… Read more Audio

Israel's army radio says the Israel Defence Force has begun its ground offensive in Southern Gaza, north of the city Khan Younis.

It says there are armoured forces in the area, and they've begun… Read more Audio