Morning Report

The four best teams at the Rugby World Cup are on one side of the draw and only two of them can progress past this weekend's quarter-finals, but which pair will it be?

France, the All Blacks, Ireland… Read more Audio

National's proposed boot camps for repeat young offenders are being described as a dumping ground for troubled young people.

While recorded youth crime has been steadily declining since 2007, there… Read more Audio

The huge sinkhole in the Auckland suburb of Parnell is causing a stink with neighbouring business reporting foul smells in the area.

The sinkhole opened up last month above a broken and blogged sewer… Read more Audio

Voters in the Port Waikato electorate won't be electing their local MP this Saturday because of the sudden death of ACT's candidate Neil Christensen.

They have to wait until a byelection is called… Read more Audio

Israel's military has drafted a record 300,000 reservists in its response to a multi-front Hamas attack from Gaza and says it is "going on the offensive".

Benjy Treister is a New Zealander whose… Read more Audio

The Labour Party says 6,000 public servants would lose their jobs if National leads the next government.

National's plan outlines $2.3 billion of cuts to public services each year.

But Labour says… Read more Audio

There are fears Israel's response has the potential to create a humanitarian crisis in Palestine.

Palestine Red Crescent Society's Nibal Farsakh spoke to Corin Dann from the Palestine West Bank. Read more Audio

Israel says it has regained control of all its territories near Gaza following a multi-front attack from Hamas militants over the weekend.

The Israeli Defence Force has gone on a strong offensive -… Read more Audio