Morning Report

The National Party is hitting back at criticism its tax cuts will cost front-line services.

It's promising to cut $2.3 billion in bureaucratic spending. CTU economist Craig Renney says services like… Read more Audio

'Zombified', 'dazed and confused', 'rattled'.

That's how media around the world are describing the All Blacks' performance at Saturday's World Cup opener.

The Kiwis scored first at the start of both… Read more Audio

A man who was stranded 40 metres above the sea at Auckland's Piha Beach has been saved after a dramatic rescue last night.

The police eagle helicopter spotted the man 20 metres below the Tasman… Read more Audio

The Council of Trade Unions says National's plan to cut public service spending will target frontline services.

CTU economist and a former advisor to Labour's finance spokesperson Grant Robertson… Read more Audio

Labour has beefed up security at its events after the party's campaign launch was infiltrated by fringe protesters.

Party Leader Chris Hipkins was campaigning in Christchurch on Sunday, where he… Read more Audio

The National Party leader Christopher Luxon is dodging any questions about what influence parties like ACT would have in a National led government, as polling day draws nearer.

This includes a… Read more Audio

Big numbers of discarded road cones are littering Auckland city.

A recent search for abandoned traffic management equipment found more than 2,000 of them.

And that only covered a fifth of the city's… Read more Audio

ACT is floating the possibility of a new kind of governing arrangement if National refused to co-operate during post-election negotiations.

Party leader David Seymour says one option on the table is… Read more Audio