Morning Report

Vanuatu's Climate Minister is urging the incoming NZ government not to restart offshore oil and gas exploration.

National had pledged to lift the ban on exploration if elected.

Lydia Lewis reports… Read more Audio

Rockstar Games, which makes the controversial Grand Theft Auto series, announced on Thursday that a trailer for its next GTA game will be released next month.

Not the game itself, but a trailer for… Read more Audio

School attendance figures have once again been described as some of the worst on record, with only 47 percent of students attending regularly in term two.

This is up by seven percent on the same time… Read more Audio

Social media has become so ingrained in our lives that we're often recommend detoxes to reduce stress and improve our self-esteem.

But, new research out of Durham University in the UK shows that like… Read more Audio

Healthy food only makes up a fraction of what schools are serving students in canteens and tuck shops.

Massey University researchers have been analysing the menu of 133 primary schools across the… Read more Audio

A stoush over crabapples and carparks has prompted scabs to be picked among Gore District councillors.

The Council has been beset by infighting and controversy since then 23-year-old Ben Bell rolled… Read more Audio

A landmark threat-reporting system for the public to counter terrorism and extremist violence is in limbo.

The system was a key recommendation after the Christchurch mosque attacks, with the Royal… Read more Audio