Morning Report

Doctors desperate to improve public hospitals, are in despair over the state of radiology. Some believe things have become so bad, the only fix may be to privatise further. Phil Pennington reports. Read more Audio

Men now make up just 39 percent of New Zealand university students - an all-time low. The figure is down from 42 percent in 2016 and is lower than both the UK and Australia. Our education… Read more Audio

Banks are doing very well for themselves despite the crunch of living costs felt by their customers. In the three months to June, the banking sector made a profit of… Read more Audio

An Auckland business owner who saw the aftermath of a smash and grab at a busy shopping centre is worried it's becoming a new normal. A group of about eight people barged into Stewart Dawson's… Read more Audio

Multiple Russian-backed authorities in eastern and southern Ukraine have announced that referendums on joining Russia will take place this week. This includes the Kremlin-controlled regions of… Read more Audio

Auckland's business community isn't convinced police have the powers to keep their stores safe after yet another daylight robbery. A group of about eight people, with weapons, took to Stewart Dawson's… Read more Audio

A powerful earthquake has rocked Mexico's western coast on the same day the country marked the anniversaries of two previous devastating quakes. The 7.6 magnitude quake hit the coastal states of… Read more Audio