Morning Report

Calls are increasing for New Zealand to play host to a State of Origin rugby league game.

Each year, Queensland and New South Wales representative teams play each other in a three-match series, with… Read more Audio

Residents of a New Plymouth suburb are celebrating the imminent removal of 16 power pylons - some erected in backyards - which have towered over the neighbourhood for about 50 years.

National grid… Read more Audio

Former staff members of a Wellington clothing brand that created jobs for women migrants and refugees, are trying to reopen the business.

Nisa is an ethical brand manufacturing underwear and… Read more Audio

A cybersecurity company is warning of a massive increase in hacking targetting top industries.

American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has released its 2023 Threat Hunting Report, which found a… Read more Audio

A new report is blaming "accountability-free" General Practice funding for the decline in GP work hours, and a significant decrease in the GP-to-population ratio.

The study is co-authored by two… Read more Audio

University of Otago experts are calling for more and earlier cataract surgeries in Aotearoa, after research found the surgery lowered the risk of dementia.

New Zealand patients typically have poorer… Read more Audio

Despite plans to fix long wait times for New Zealand passports, the situation is the same as it was when borders re-opened last year.

There are currently more than 37,000 passports waiting to be… Read more Audio

Back now to National's proposed ban on cellphones in schools.

Leader, Chris Luxon says the result will be a greater focus on learning but the Secondary Principals Federation has dismissed the any ban… Read more Audio

A leading energy research analyst doesn't think the government's team-up with investment company Blackrock will be 'game changer'.

The deal will launch a $2 billion dollar climate infrastructure fund… Read more Audio