Morning Report

The Gore District Council will this afternoon consider a petition calling for chief executive Stephen Parry to resign. The almost 5000 signature petitions came in response to calls from a group of… Read more Audio

Cash-strapped Waikato University has paid nearly $1 million to an advisory firm run by former National Party Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce. The university says Mr Joyce's experience in business and… Read more Audio

The RNZ board is meeting tonight to begin setting up an independent review into how a web journalist was able to insert pro-Kremlin propaganda into stories and publish them online. The digital… Read more Audio

Pressure is building on the Government to deliver on its industry-based greenhouse gas emissions plan for the farming sector. Yesterday National said it would delay any emissions scheme for the… Read more Audio

Ukraine forces say they have recaptured four villages from Russian troops in the southeast. It's their most rapid advance in months, but still short of a major breakthrough, with Russia believed to… Read more Audio

Federated Farmers likes the new National party climate policy, but says it would be happier still if the government adopted the same position ahead of the election. National has been "listening to… Read more Audio

Tens of thousands of Manchester City football fans have turned out to see the Champions League-winning team, who are currently being paraded across the central city in an open-top bus after they… Read more Audio

Residents of flood-hit properties in Auckland are frustrated by a lack of communication around who will qualify for a voluntary buyout.

Decisions were expected yesterday, but the council is now… Read more Audio