Morning Report

Tairawhiti is expecting lots of rain - again - after it was hit badly twice in space of three weeks earlier this year.

The region's under an orange rain warning, with up to 150 millimetres expected… Read more Audio

The Trade Minister has acknowledged the United States is unlikely to return to the trans-Pacific trade pact in the near future, but says New Zealand won't give up on it.

Damien O'Connor is travelling… Read more Audio

The Coromandel has been hit by heavy rain overnight, with more heavy downpours, severe thunderstorms and strong winds beginning to hit other parts of the North Island now.

An orange rain warning is… Read more Audio

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

The old road through the Manawatu Gorge won't reopen to vehicles because motorists could be killed by rockfall. The former main route between Manawatu and Hawke's Bay has been closed since 2017 when a… Read more Audio

Police will manage a six million dollar crime prevention programme, installing bollards and similar measures to prevent ram raids, as part of the government's response to such attacks. Police Minister… Read more Audio

A former Gloriavale Christian School principal has been suspended from teaching for three months for twice endorsing a teacher he knew had sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl. Faithful Pilgrim was… Read more Audio

Moana Pasifika's challenging inaugural Super Rugby campaign winds up tomorrow when they host Australia's Brumbies at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland. The team comprising players of Pasifika descent sit… Read more Audio