Morning Report

The country has well and truly moved into a second surge of cold air in an unusual spring cold snap.

Snow has fallen in some areas of the South Island and some coastal areas have received a dusting… Read more Audio

Staff at Oranga Tamariki have voted to take industrial action over low wages and unsafe workloads.

It comes as a major Ombudsman report found the state agency failed to do even a bare minimum to… Read more Audio

Billionaire Elon Musk has apparently changed his mind about buying Twitter, again, and is now willing to proceed with his takeover of the social media platform.

In a letter to the firm, Mr Musk… Read more Audio

A snow warning for Remutaka Hill Road could cause mass disruption for Wellington commuters. 

Metlink had replaced trains with buses this week for planned maintenance - but if Remutaka Hill Road is… Read more Audio

It's a snowy start in Dunedin this morning, with a heavy downfall expected until nine o'clock.

A second Antarctic front has brought a fresh flurry overnight, falling across the Southern and Eastern… Read more Audio

The usual sights of lambs and flowers blossoming for spring has been swapped out for snow this morning for farmers in many places. 

The late season polar blast hit Southland yesterday, but Wairarapa… Read more Audio

A polar blast hitting southern and eastern areas of the country has dumped snow from Invercargill up to the Desert Road in the central North Island.

Metservice has been forecasting up to 15… Read more Audio