Morning Report

Birders are recording more kererū, piwakawaka, and tūī in their backyards each year, according to the garden bird survey.

Manaaki Whenua - landcare research - has been co-ordinating the mid-winter… Read more Audio

Flood records have been swept aside in Burke, in Northern Queensland, Australia, where vast swathes of the Gulf of Carpentaria are underwater. 

Most residents of Burketown were flown to safety, while… Read more Audio

New Zealand dancer Hannah O'Neill was recently named a star - étoile - at the exclusive Paris Opera Ballet - the world's oldest ballet company.

The promotion was announced without warning after a… Read more Audio

Wheelchair users are being charged up to four times as much for tickets to sporting events and concerts.  

Many in the community feel they're being discriminated against. 

Jonty Dine reports. 
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The Black Caps will require one of their best test match run chases to overhaul Sri Lanka on Monday in Christchurch.

Sri Lanka were bowled out yesterday evening with a lead of 285, and this morning… Read more Audio

There are growing calls for the government to consider a managed-retreat from flood-prone areas in West Auckland.

Some residents are asking Auckland Council to step up, as retreat could take years to… Read more Audio

The West Coast is one of the few places left where house prices remain affordable. 

Households spend less than 25 percent of their income on mortgage repayments, while the national average is nearly… Read more Audio

Bar owners are questioning the purpose of police marching into venues on Wellington's Courtenay Place, saying they're intimidating patrons and staff, and escalating tensions.

Some owners say up to a… Read more Audio

One of the largest banks in the US has collapsed after it faced a bank run with customers scrambling to withdraw their cash.

Silicon Valley Bank was the sixteenth-largest bank in the US by market… Read more Audio