Morning Report

The Ministry of Social Development begins a roll out next week despite an "untested risk" around racial bias.

AI researcher Joy Liddicoat says that's not good enough.

Liddicoat spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

Thousands of high schoolers will sit their NCEA level two English and level one History exams Wednesday morning - but it's not just students feeling the pressure.

A glitch in the system for school… Read more Audio

A former police district commander says officers need more training so they can better respond to mass casualties like the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks.

John Price has been giving evidence at the… Read more Audio

Tropical Cyclone Mal is bearing down on Fiji, leading to power cuts and some flooding Tuesday night.

MetService says the cyclone upgraded to a category 3 about midnight Tuesday, but things are… Read more Audio

Auckland council will meet on Thursday to discuss whether to introduce congestion charges for Auckland's busiest roads.

The so-called 'Time of Use Charge' would cost drivers between $3.50 to $5 per… Read more Audio

It has been weeks of twists and turns for the Bird of the Century campaign.

With international attention, a record number of votes, and a delay in announcing the winner as votes were tallied.

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The Black Caps take on India in Wednesday night's Cricket World Cup semi-final in Mumbai.

India are hot favourites having have gone through the tournament unbeaten.

While the Black Caps have had… Read more Audio

The online system for school exams faces a test of its own Wednesday morning when thousands of teenagers try to log-in to the level two English exam.

Teachers say it is critical there is no repeat of… Read more Audio

The government begins the roll out of new facial recognition technology next week despite an "untested risk" around racial bias.

No tests have been done for bias on New Zealand's unique population… Read more Audio