Morning Report

Ahmed Zaoui - a New Zealand citizen - has been detained in Algeria after a political meeting at his home.

Zaoui is an activist for democracy. He rose to national prominence here twenty years ago… Read more Audio

The Electoral Commission has come under fire from both ends of the political spectrum for failing to send out all EasyVote packs before voting opened.

The packs include information cards which help… Read more Audio

About half of Queenstown's supply network has now been deemed safe to drink.

The drinking water regulator, Taumata Arowai, says the council can lift the boil water notice for the area served by the… Read more Audio

Te Pati Maori says an elderly pakeha man has been trespassed after he entered the home of Te Pati Maori candidate Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

Māori Party president, John Tamihere, says Ms… Read more Audio

The latest political poll shows Labour is failing to gain traction with voters, and National will need New Zealand First if they are to govern.

The OneNews Verian poll released Wednesday night has… Read more Audio

The MBIE Intelligence unit, MI, says it is using a controversial Internet search tool, Cobwebs, exclusively to counter the risk of a mass arrival of asylum seekers by boat.

A business case shows it… Read more Audio

The surge in pet ownership during Covid lockdowns is now biting back. Auckland council says 2,500 dog attacks were reported in the year to June: 250 more than the year before.

And about the same… Read more Audio