Morning Report

Last week Christchurch City Council voted against introducing the government's mandatory housing intensification law - now some want Hutt City Council to do the same. The Voluntary Heritage Group says… Read more Audio

At least four people have been killed and more than 100 injured in one of the most powerful typhoons to strike Japan. Typhoon Nanmadol hit the southern island of Kyushu and then worked its way across… Read more Audio

In New Zealand, people will be able to mark the Queen's death at a State Memorial Service next week. A national minute of silence will be observed at the start of the service, at 2pm on Monday the… Read more Audio

Queen Elizabeth made ten trips to New Zealand during her 70 years on the throne. Her first visit, in 1953, lasted well over a month, and her last, in 2002, was to celebrate her Golden Jubilee - 50… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister is winging her way to New York - fresh from the Queen's funeral - to take part in this year's United Nations General Assembly. Jacinda Ardern has a busy schedule ahead - including… Read more Audio

New Plymouth's Barbara Larsen has devoted most of her life to archiving the reign of the Queen. It's serious business for the 86-year-old, who has a library of 15-thousand books about royalty in her… Read more Audio

The popularity of the monarchy has waxed and waned over the Queen's 70 year reign and everything from the formal occasions to the scandals has been documented in magazines around the world. Sido (See… Read more Audio

Angela Thompson's Royal Museum could take the crown for New Zealand's most exhaustive collection of royal memorabilia. She's spent years collating over 8-thousand pieces in her Te Aroha abode, not… Read more Audio

As New Zealand's head of state, Queen Elizabeth the second was also the head of the New Zealand Defence Force. After days of early morning rehearsals, members of the Defence Force marched in her… Read more Audio

Many New Zealanders have stayed up late to watch Queen Elizabeth's funeral. And others have stayed up to capture this moment in history for the tabloids and glossy magazines. One of them is the New… Read more Audio

Throughout her reign, Queen Elizabeth had many meetings with Maori leaders, visiting marae and communities across the country. Among New Zealand's representatives at her funeral was the Maori King… Read more Audio