Morning Report

Restore Passenger Rail protestors are blocking SH1 at the Terrace tunnel in Wellington again. Our reporter Bill Hickman was there. Read more Audio

The police are investigating three separate crashes which killed six people overnight. One person died in a single car crash in Dargaville. Two are dead following a crash on the Waikato Expressway… Read more Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni is in the Solomons as she begins a five-day Pacific mission, which also includes Tonga and Fiji. It's the first Pacific mission post Covid ... and climate change… Read more Audio

At the halfway point of the Super Rugby season, four New Zealand sides look in contention for the overall crown. Two of those sides played at the weekend, with the Chiefs beating the Hurricanes… Read more Audio

Whangarei District councillor Carol Peters says she was shocked to learn of the man's death following an altercation at a Gull service station in Raumanga in Whangerei. The death of the young man has… Read more Audio

The National Party says Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty's comments about manawhenua representation on the new water entities is confusing and muddled. Kieran McAnulty's has told TVNZ's Q+A… Read more Audio

One of New Zealand's most accomplished drivers, six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon, is going to be inducted into the US Motorsport Hall of Fame. The 42-year-old says he's extremely honoured to be… Read more Audio

Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker warns the country is in the grip of a fourth wave of Covid19. Professor Baker says if we don't act to restrict the spread of the virus, up to 10,000 people could… Read more Audio

The number of communications staff working in the core public service has tipped over the 500 mark - and shows an increase of more than fifty percent since Labour took office. That's despite new… Read more Audio

Six people have lost their lives on the roads overnight. Two cars crashed on the Waikato Expressway killing both drivers near Rangiriri. While three people died after a campervan crashed and burst… Read more Audio