Morning Report

A legal expert says he is expecting hefty fines and reparations for the firms involved in the Whakaari White Island case.

The Auckland District Court found Whakaari Management guilty on one of the… Read more Audio

The mother of a tour guide who died in the Whakaari White island disaster wants assurances something similar could never happen again.

Avey Woods' son, Hayden Marshall-Inman, was one of the 22 people… Read more Audio

New Zealand's diplomatic response to war in Gaza is coming under increasing scrutiny from leading international law experts.

On Tuesday, Waikato Professor Al Gillispie stressed NZ should now be… Read more Audio

The police are trying to get officers back on to the front line, after they were diverted to help courts facing a growing backlog of jury trials.

Police's own problems with lack of resources and… Read more Audio

Property analysts say house prices are beginning to rise for the first time since March last year.

Values in Hamilton and Christchurch rose by more than 1 percent during October, but not all areas… Read more Audio

A warning, this next story contains distressing details.

Officers rushing to the aid of victims of the Christchurch terror attacks have described police communications in chaos - even as they were… Read more Audio

The Israeli Defence Force has confirmed it is responsible for a huge explosion at the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza that has reportedly to have killed dozens and injured many more.

Photos… Read more Audio

Te Whatu Ora's clinical director says worsening performance data in the health sector can still be attributed to flow-on effects from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of patients waiting more than… Read more Audio

Live animal exports by sea could be restarting soon. The National Party earlier this year promised to lift the ban that came into effect in April after the Labour government banned the lucrative… Read more Audio

Preventable hospital admissions for babies and preschoolers is up more than 30 percent since June 2022.

Nationwide admissions jumped 35 percent, the increase in parts of Auckland was as high as 66… Read more Audio