Morning Report

Picton, population 4790, effectively doubled in size on Wednesday as cruise ship Ovation of the Seas docked in the Marlborough Sounds town carrying 4500 crew and passengers, including 129 passengers… Read more Audio

Legislation setting up a legal framework for collective bargaining across industries is set to become law.

The Fair Pay Agreements Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament, with the support of… Read more Audio

More than 4200 primary healthcare and Plunket nurses will strike for four hours from 10am, after more than a year of failed pay negotiations.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says its members are… Read more Audio

A primary school accused of badly handling complaints of sexual behaviour and bullying among its pupils, has a history of ignoring or minimising bullying complaints stretching back nearly a decade.

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New Zealand Rugby has admitted it didn't consider the Black Ferns' Rugby World Cup quarterfinal when it agreed to a fixture against Japan, which will be in direct competition for viewers.

The Black… Read more Audio

Eli Epiha, the man who shot dead Matthew Hunt in 2020, and wounded a second police officer, has failed to have his minimum 27-year jail sentence reduced.

The Court of Appeal said the sentence was not… Read more Audio

Two public hospitals have so few radiology staff their departments have lost their accreditation for competency - but are doing scans anyway.

Health authorities say the unapproved services at… Read more Audio

The Fair Pay Agreements bill passed in Parliament last night with support from Labour, the Greens and Te Pati Maori but the new law won't last long if National gets into power. The National Party is… Read more Audio

An international security expert says two New Zealanders who were released from Iran yesterday were likely pawns in a government plot to sensor any criticism of the regime.

Topher Richwhite and… Read more Audio