Morning Report

A lawyer is describing new charity law reforms as an utter insult to the charitble sector.

The community law and voluntary sector minister Priyanca Radhakrishnan announced changes to the Charities… Read more Audio

A Dunedin councillor who took legal action against his own council over a spat which started with a $12 parking ticket has lost his case in court.

An altercation between councillor Lee Vandervis and… Read more Audio

A leading Covid-19 modeller is warning a new wave is coming and more people will end up critically ill or dying. 

Canterbury University mathematician Michael Plank says Covid-19 case numbers… Read more Audio

Plenty of wickets have fallen on the first day of the opening cricket test between England and New Zealand at Lord's.

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first, they lost their first 4… Read more Audio

A former Victim Support worker says the charity refused to replace the bloodied clothes of a woman who'd been stabbed.

The charity's board is currently sitting on an independent report into… Read more Audio

The Government has sought to temper any trepidation over New Zealand's move to forge closer defence ties with the United States.

The countries issued a joint statement this week - committing to… Read more Audio

New Zealand was the second of 54 Commonwealth nations to light a jubilee beacon as part of the four days of celebration. On the steps to the Tangi Te Keo Mt Victoria lookout a karakia began the… Read more Audio

A huge crowd has gathered in London on a lovely summer's day to share in the celebrations to mark the start of a weekend of events for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

An estimated twenty-two thousand… Read more Audio

The last road block to New Zealand Rugby signing a $200 million deal with US private equity firm Silver Lake has been removed, with the 26 unions and the Maori Board voting in favour of the deal in… Read more Audio

Four people are injured every hour on our roads over the typical Queen's Birthday weekend, according to the Accident Compensation Corporation.

Over the past five years, ACC has received around 400… Read more Audio