Morning Report

Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments is not being caused by people increasingly showing up with minor conditions, despite what some people may think.

Senior doctors writing in Friday's… Read more Audio

A small faction of Wellington City Councillors are raising concerns about mayor Tory Whanau's admission that she has a problem with alcohol.

Whanau - who declined our request for an interview - says… Read more Audio

The new Emergency Management and Recovery Minister, Mark Mitchell, is visiting Gisborne on Friday to see cyclone and flood ravaged communities for himself.

Mayors in Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay have… Read more Audio

Auckland Council is drafting a plan to change its rubbish collection from a weekly to fortnightly service.

The goal is to reduce waste by incentivising residents to make use of the kerbside food… Read more Audio

The President of Palau has slammed New Zealand's new government for its oil and gas exploration plans, as the COP28 global climate summit gets underway.

The National-led Government intends to reopen… Read more Audio

An Auckland church is admitting it did not have smoke alarms in four temporary homes which caught fire early Thursday morning, sending people fleeing for their lives.

It can't explain the failure and… Read more Audio

One of the coalition's first concrete actions since taking power has been labelled incoherent and pointless - while the Labour Party is linking it to conspiracies.

The Government's 100-day plan… Read more Audio

The Taxpayers' Union is offering to redesign the logos of Government departments for free, after becoming concerned about the potential cost of the new coalition's plan to make them use English… Read more Audio