Morning Report

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is asking people to take extra care around the edges of Rotorua lakes.

It's warning lake levels have risen significantly after recent heavy rain and people should be… Read more Audio

The Police Association predicts more people will die as a result of the police taking a harder line with fleeing drivers.

The Commissioner, Andrew Coster, has freed up officers to pursue cars more… Read more Audio

Weather forecasters from Europe and the US, to Australia and New Zealand, are reporting a spike in threats and abuse from conspiracy theorists convinced they and sometimes governments are controlling… Read more Audio

The PR industry thinks political parties should have to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in campaign advertising. But advertisers are not so sure.

The political parties themselves have… Read more Audio

The Loafers Lodge hostel fire has shone a light on some of Aotearoa's most vulnerable people, in particular older men.

They struggle to find decent accomodation, often sleeping rough or finding poor… Read more Audio

A crash expert has told a Coroner's hearing into the disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son Mike that it's likely someone would've been behind the wheel of their car as it went off a… Read more Audio

Robbed, held at knifepoint and scared to death is an experience many dairy and small business owners are getting used to as rates of attacks climb to historic levels.

Robert Lee, owner of the… Read more Audio

Hawke's Bay Regional Council is worried the Cyclone Gabrielle response and recovery could leave ratepayers with a hefty bill.

A council report has revealed it's alreday struggling to get reimbursed… Read more Audio

The Government is calling for a bipartisan approach to the reviewing of New Zealand's security and intelligence laws.

There are 52 recommendations in a new report on the country's spy agencies.

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