Morning Report

Windy Wellington is certainly living up to its name, with gale force winds overnight.

Gusts of a hundred and ten kilometres an hour were recorded at Mount Kaukau.

The top of the South Island also… Read more Audio

Wellington commuters are in for a tricky few days.

Vehicle access in and around the parliamentary precinct is reduced Wednesday morning, with several nearby roads closed to traffic.

Not only is that… Read more Audio

Ocean swells of four to five metres have forced several Interislander ferry trips to be cancelled on Wednesday.

Aratere sailings are expected to return from 3.45pm Wednesday afternoon and Kaitiaki… Read more Audio

What happens when you're stopped by police for a breath test in a left-hand drive car?

It turns out your passenger might be breathalysed.

At least that's what happened to T J Woodrow this weekend -… Read more Audio

An Invercargill council worker says his desire to read to his grandchildren inspired him to put his hand up, admit he was illiterate and begin learning to read and write in his late 50s.

Three years… Read more Audio

More young people are turning out to vote each election, but their numbers still lag far behind the country's older voters.

Anna Sargent investigates how first-time voters are feeling as the election… Read more Audio

Labour wants lots more solar panels on homes - but what about the slave labour used to make the panels that mainly come from China?

The party failed to get its anti-slave labour legislation through… Read more Audio