Morning Report

$10 million has been allocated from this year's Budget for the clearing of rivers in Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay. The government is hoping the money will help remove up to 70,000 tonnes of woody debris… Read more Audio

The government's billion dollar cyclone recovery package includes more than $110 million to return damaged schools to their pre-cyclone state. Greg Pierce is the Auckland Secondary Principals… Read more Audio

Germany has pledged a further $4.7 billion worth of military aid to Ukraine, during a visit by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's to Berlin. President Zelenskyy thanked the German chancellor Olaf Scholz… Read more Audio

Hawke's Bay families on either side of the Waikare Gorge are able to drive for a catch up, for the first time in three months. State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa opened to traffic at 7am on… Read more Audio

After dominating the political news cycle last week, Te Pati Maori is again the big headline player in the latest Newshub-Reid political poll released on Sunday. On current polling Te Pati Maori would… Read more Audio

The Government has earmarked nearly $1 billion for a flood and cyclone recovery package aimed at repairing roads, rail and schools, as well as new flood protection and mental health support. The… Read more Audio

The Forest Owners Association says the damning report about the devastation caused by forestry slash during Cyclone Gabrielle was put together too hastily. It says the ministerial inquiry into land… Read more Audio

Councils in some of the regions hit hardest by Cyclone Gabrielle are relieved the government is promising to pay for the repair job on local roads - so the cost won't fall back on ratepayers. The… Read more Audio

Councils in some of the regions hit hardest by Cyclone Gabrielle are relieved the government is promising to pay for the repair job on local roads - so the cost won't fall back on ratepayers. The… Read more Audio