Morning Report

In a world-first, a team of local and international scientists have generated fire whirls in the unlikely Canterbury town of Twizel.

Fire whirls, also known as fire tornadoes, occur during extreme… Read more Audio

The Aotearoa Legal Worker's Union says some lawyers are doing so much unpaid overtime they are effectively earning below the minimum wage.

It surveyed 300 of its members and found the average lawyer… Read more Audio

It has been a week since the fatal fire took hold at Loafers Lodge in Wellington's Newtown.

The police investigation into the fire is expected to continue for much of this week.

Five bodies have… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, the first meeting between the two leaders.

National Party agriculture and trade spokesperson Todd McClay says Mr… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister is welcoming the United States' growing presence in the Pacific region.

Chris Hipkins has just returned from a 23-hour trip to Papua New Guinea, where a new security pact giving US… Read more Audio

Tomorrow a team of 25 firefighters will head to Canada to join massive efforts to battle wildfires just north of the US-Canadian border.

There are roughly 90 active blazes in Alberta with more than… Read more Audio

Urban marae across Auckland have been working tirelessly for their communities over the past few years.

The outbreak of COVID-19, New Zealand's subsequent lockdowns and a rising cost of living is… Read more Audio

Fed-up Bromley residents say they are tortured by a worsening stench from Christchurch's compost plant.

They say rotten odours from the city council-owned plant are aggravating asthma and ruining… Read more Audio

Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann 16 years ago will begin searching a remote reservoir in Portugal overnight tonight (NZT). 

The search of the Arade dam, 50 kilometres from… Read more Audio