Morning Report

Twenty years ago female rugby players were regarded as 'Weirdos' says Black Ferns assistant coach Wes Clarke - but now the country is getting behind them.

The Black Ferns will defend their world… Read more Audio

Palmerston North - a city of more than 90,000 people - is facing some hefty issues.

A new wastewater scheme could cost nearly half a billion dollars, there is a shortage of housing, and the city's… Read more Audio

A 501 deportee, turned Evangelist Chaplain promised god he would never fire another gun - a promise that became near impossible to keep when he ended up working on the front line in Ukraine.

After… Read more Audio

Are you cut out for the coast?

That's the question West Coast Development is asking in a bid to attract local and international workers.

They're looking for people who want to be weekday warriors… Read more Audio

An iwi leader says a co-ownership structure for land in Tauranga signals a new era of co-operation.

Ngāi Te Rangi chair Paora Stanley says working with the city council has been very difficult in the… Read more Audio

Disability advocates are criticising a move by Auckland Transport to replace some trains with buses to allow for track maintenance.

Work will begin early next year to rebuild foundations underneath… Read more Audio

A range of imported frozen berries have been recalled because of their link to hepatitis A.

At least a dozen people have contracted the disease and seven have been hospitalised after eating the… Read more Audio

Health officials warned the government not to strip emergency housing users of protection under the Residential Tenancies Act saying removing such rights couldn't be justified.

The government went… Read more Audio

The government is today announcing a funding boost to double the country's multi-million dollar aquaculture industry workforce.

It says a skilled workforce is needed to reach the goal of growing the… Read more Audio

The Auckland mayoralty is a two-horse race between Efeso Collins and Wayne Brown.

Polls put the independent candidate Wayne Brown between one and four percent ahead of Efeso Collins, who has the… Read more Audio