Morning Report

The Electoral Commission is rechecking all voting results after a data entry error wrongly saw two fringe parties gain hundreds of votes at three voting booths.

Two voting places in Port Waikato, and… Read more Audio

Just one month ago, the Labour Party had dismissed introducing a wealth or capital gains tax after a captain's call from leader, Chris Hipkins.

In July, Hipkins put out a statement drawing a line… Read more Audio

The United States is still a year away from the 2024 presidential election, but on Wednesday, voters around the country are heading to the booths to decide on other key positions and measures.

The… Read more Audio

Police are continuing their search this morning for the wife of a man whose body was found at his Ellerslie home on Monday night.

The 66-year-old man's death is being treated as a homicide and the… Read more Audio

One of the first paramedics inside Al Noor mosque after the Christchurch terror attacks has described being approached by a man carrying a dead child.

First responders have been giving evidence to… Read more Audio

A senior Cook Islands politician says the absence of a New Zealand Prime Minister at the Pacific Islands Forum this week is unlikely to be seen as a snub.

Outgoing deputy Prime Minister Carmel… Read more Audio

Mega supermarket chain Foodstuffs has proposed to merge its North and South Island operations to simplify the business and save costs.

The company has approached the Commerce Commission and will put… Read more Audio

A Wellington woman whose parked car was smashed up by a passing bus is furious at the response she got from the bus company.

Buses collided with 88 parked cars in the city, in the first nine months… Read more Audio

Former National Party Prime Minister Jim Bolger is putting ACT's chances of getting referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi at zero.

 ACT has staunchly lobbied for a constitutional rewrite - calling for… Read more Audio

Flooding and slips on the main highways north and south of the Wairoa have cut off the town on Wednesday.

The road to Waikaremoana - State Highway 38 is also closed. 

Fire and Emergency, says it… Read more Audio

A capital gains and wealth tax is back on the table for the Labour Party.

Earlier this year, leader Chris Hipkins ruled out introducing the policies, saying under a Government he leads there will be… Read more Audio

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has opened the door to campaigning on a capital gains and wealth tax in 2026.

Hipkins unequivocally ruled out doing so ahead of this year's election, exposing clear… Read more Audio