Morning Report

Cyclone-hit farmers want more Government money in order to recover from the disaster.

The government has doubled its fund for cyclone-affected farmers and growers, with another $26 million added to… Read more Audio

Wairoa is demanding the town not be forgotten, as it starts to grapple with tough questions about its future. 

Three weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle, the northern Hawke's Bay town remains cut off in… Read more Audio

It's census day and the count of all the people in New Zealand is underway.

National census day has been extended by up to eight weeks for areas pummelled by the recent cyclone, but that's not the… Read more Audio

The country's first openly transgender Mayor and MP Georgina Beyer is being remembered as a fearless fighter for rainbow rights whose love and compassion will live on forever.

She died yesterday at… Read more Audio

New Zealand's being warned it needs to wake up to the threat of online voter manipulation in  this year's election.

Experts say the country should consider Europe's move to ban microtargeting that… Read more Audio

The Government's hit the brakes on making emissions reductions its top transport priority, saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed everything.. 

It was planning to channel some of the money normally… Read more Audio

It's Census Day - and time to fill in your form if you haven't already done so.

The last big count in 2018 was roundly criticised for having the lowest response rate in 50 years, particularly among… Read more Audio

The Government's hit the brakes on making emissions reductions its top transport priority, saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed everything.

It had wanted in its three-year plan to reallocate some of… Read more Audio