Morning Report

Principals are struggling to recruit foreign teachers to fill their vacancies.

They say they are getting far fewer applications from traditional sources such as the UK, and it's not clear why.

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Hawke's Bay has hit a new milestone in its recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle.

More than 1200 homes have been shifted to Category 1 after spending the last two months in the more severe Categories 2 and… Read more Audio

A political commentator says Labour looks like it's on death row, twelve weeks out from the election.

Kiri Allan has resigned from her ministerial portfolios after crashing her car on Sunday night… Read more Audio

The first four days of the FIFA World Cup have mostly gone to form with plenty of penalties being handed out and big crowds turning up for the games.

South Africa almost managed to eclipse New… Read more Audio

Investigative journalist Jon Stephenson says the government is being disingenuous in saying the main takeaway from the Operation Burnham inquiry was about a "poor information flow".

He says it does a… Read more Audio

An emergency flood alert was issued for residents near Tuahiwi in the Waimakariri district last night.

The alert warned further flooding was possible around high tide at 8pm last night, and… Read more Audio

Kiri Allan has resigned from all her ministerial portfolios after being taken into custody following a car crash in Wellington last night.

Scott Campbell is a political commentator and former… Read more Audio

Australia retained the Ashes after the final day of the fourth test at Old Trafford was washed out.

England dominated the match after scoring 592 in their first innings, with opener Zak Crawley… Read more Audio