Morning Report

It's December - the Christmas music has well and truly begun trickling over the speakers at the mall, people are counting down the days until the end of the year.

It's the season for people to pop up… Read more Audio

An energy researcher thinks the government's decision to scrap a pumped hydro scheme at Lake Onslow is presumptuous.

Energy Minister Simeon Brown told me the choice to pull back government investment… Read more Audio

Forestry owners hit by devastating cyclones this year have been given extra time to replant so they won't have to repay millions of dollars in carbon credits.

The land can stay bare for an extra… Read more Audio

A collection of highly sought-after, classic cars, motorcycles and automotive memorabilia went up for auction over the weekend.

It was part of Webb Auction's December collectors' live auction, which… Read more Audio

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