Morning Report

In Northland, a yoga class is doing the downward dog - with kittens.

The woman behind the idea reckons kittens and yoga are a great combination and she's also hoping to find forever homes for the… Read more Audio

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has hit out at a poll which suggests two thirds of respondents oppose Let's Get Wellington Moving.

She says the polls is 'a desperate attempt to prevent progress in the… Read more Audio

A Muriwai resident with a Category three home has been told buy-out talks could start as early as next week.

But she is still waiting to hear how Auckland Council intends to value the affected… Read more Audio

There are now more students in schools than ever before due to surging immigration since the borders re-opened.

Almost 16,000 more pupils have enrolled since last year across the motu, and schools… Read more Audio

With a hot, dry, El Niño summer forecast, Nelson people are worried about the heightened wildfire risk and anxious to avoid a repeat of the big Pigeon Valley fire in 2019.

As Samantha Gee reports… Read more Audio

The Reserve Bank says most households are managing higher mortgage repayments and the banking sector is strong.

That information in its Financial Stability Report released on Wednesday.

It said by… Read more Audio

Auckland Council has announced it will provide funding for owners of Category 2P properties - meaning those requiring property-specific mitigation works, such as improving drainage or raising houses.

Forty-four percent of the country's prison population are remand prisoners being held ahead of trial.

But police are working hard to reduce that number with a multi-million-dollar project 'Reframe'… Read more Audio

Wellington City Councillors accused of leaking information about the derelict Reading Cinema site in central Wellington are refusing to take part in an investigation.

The complaint, made last month… Read more Audio