Morning Report

Oranga Tamariki is defending its care of children despite a new report showing it's failing to reach some minimum standards..

The latest Independent Children's Monitor report shows that in two years… Read more Audio

Joseph Brider, the man convicted of murdering a Colombian woman in Christchurch has been sentenced to at least twenty-three years in prison. 

He was released on parole from prison for a previous… Read more Audio

There is growing frustration among business leaders in Northland with another long weekend set to be hampered by rotten weather and a lack of tourism.

Usually, people would flock to Northland over… Read more Audio

Allegations of dirty politics during the Gore local elections have emerged, with rumours about new Mayor Ben Bell's sexuality being spread during the campaign.

At 23-years-old, Bell became the… Read more Audio

An economist says the government's decision to extend the fuel tax subsidy until the end of June, is a way of buying votes ahead of the Election in October.

The government had planned to phase out… Read more Audio

Even amid a brutal winter storm, thousands of people, including US Vice President Kamala Harris, have come together to farewell Tyre Nichols.

The 29-year-old black man was beaten to death by Memphis… Read more Audio

A man on parole who brutally murdered Colombian woman Juliana Bonilla-Herrera in her Christchurch home has been jailed for at least twenty-three years.

Joseph James Brider attacked the woman as she… Read more Audio

People staying at West Auckland's flood evacuation centre will be moved on tomorrow to make way for the school term.
 
St Leonards Road School in Kelston has been home to dozens of people since the… Read more Audio

While Aucklanders enjoyed a brief reprieve from the rain yesterday, flood-damaged rubbish continues to pile up on the streets - posing a potential health hazard.

The Air Force has flown over the city… Read more Audio

The government has hit the brakes and made a massive U-turn on its decision to put an end to the fuel tax subsidy and half price public transport.

With people feeling the pinch of the cost of living… Read more Audio

Three Australian tourists have been left injured after the bach they were inside collapsed after being hit by a landslide at Orua Bay Beach in the rural Auckland township of Manukau Heads.

Several… Read more Audio