Morning Report

The country's water services could be privately managed under the Three Waters shake-up despite the Government's commitment against privatisation.

The reforms would allow services to be contracted… Read more Audio

There are concerns plans to force a group of migrant workers at the centre of immigration fraud allegations to leave the country will undermine efforts to bring to light cases of exploitation.

The… Read more Audio

New Zealand Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen has unofficially taken the mantle of 'The King of Pukekohe' from Greg Murphy, after winning the final race ever at the Auckland track.

Van Gisbergen… Read more Audio

As the government weighs up where the country needs to go from here in terms of Covid-19 settings, the search for a specific Omicron vaccine goes on.

Spearheading the local work on this front is the… Read more Audio

The last reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has been shut down as fears of a nuclear disaster mount.

Work has completely stopped because the risk of further damage to its powerlines… Read more Audio

Susie Ferguson spoke to the BBC's Glenn Campbell in Edinburgh, who's been along the cortege route. Read more Audio

Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz took to the court in the final of the US Open.

The two young men are among the great hopes of men's tennis to take the reins from the old heads Roger Federer, Rafael… Read more Audio

Supermarket supply costs continue to accelerate, keeping pressure on food prices for consumers.

Infometric's Grocery Supplier Cost Index measures the change in the cost of grocery goods charged by… Read more Audio

Doctors and nurses say they're still working hellish shifts despite a steep drop off in Covid-19 cases.

Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations are lower than they've been since February, with the… Read more Audio

The government is under pressure to stop Lotto selling gambling products to children.

There is no age restriction on buying Lotto tickets and one study of Pasifika children in New Zealand found seven… Read more Audio