Morning Report

Tourism leaders in Ōtautahi Christchurch are predicting bumper winter and summer seasons, as the city re-establishes itself as a key travel destination.

Data shows the number of international… Read more Audio

More than 42,000 people have been affected by catastrophic flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.

Thousands have been evacuated from the Ukrainian-controlled part of the flood zone… Read more Audio

Outdoor education Outward Bound is looking for land in the North Island for a second school.

Acting chief executive, Simon Graney, says they're eyeing up the Coromandel peninsula - which should give… Read more Audio

Dame Noeline Taurua announces the Silver Ferns team to contest the 2023 Netball World Cup today.

The Silver Ferns will head to Cape Town in July to defend the title they won four years ago.

Netball… Read more Audio

South Island ski fields are celebrating a dump of snow that has set them up for the start of the season which kicks off this week.

And the snow has also sparked a warning to adventurers heading into… Read more Audio

Scientists have discovered that fungi which live on roots absorb roughly one-third of our planet's annual carbon emissions.

Their report published in Current Biology looks at how mycorrhizal fungi… Read more Audio

Worried neighbours of planned state housing developments in Auckland and Christchurch want more say before councils give the nod.

They say Kainga Ora is failing to be upfront with communities about… Read more Audio