Morning Report

Antarctica's ice sheets are crumbling at twice the speed of previous estimates.

The first-of-its-kind study, led by NASA researchers and published in the journal Nature, used satellite imagery to map… Read more Audio

The author and illustrator of a book described as a taonga for this generation and the next has taken out the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award for the fifth time.

Gavin Bishop's book Atua: Maori… Read more Audio

Auckland University researchers say they have made a breakthrough in managing the condition.

Auckland University audiology research fellow Dr Phil Sanders spoke to Guyon Espiner. Read more Audio

Māori forest owners fighting to keep exotic trees in the Emissions Trading Scheme are cautiously optimistic the Government is backing down.

Two months ago, iwi were threatening legal action and a… Read more Audio

Westport people have had their first chance to grill the experts about a potentially precedent-setting plan to deal with major floods over the next hundred years.

An information evening was held in… Read more Audio

The Government is forging ahead with legislation to restructure how Oranga Tamariki is monitored despite overwhelming opposition that's seen a National MP storm out of Parliament. 

The Oranga… Read more Audio

Wellington has reinforced its status as the landslip capital of New Zealand this week, with more swathes of earth coming away in the rain - blocking roads and undermining houses.

It's also been an… Read more Audio

Donald Trump has refused to answer questions under oath from the New York Attorney General's office today, as its years-long civil fraud probe nears its conclusion.

The investigation, led by Attorney… Read more Audio

Former National Party leader Simon Bridges has given evidence in a trial over alleged concealed donations to the party, agreeing Jami-Lee Ross went "full kamikaze".

Seven people including Ross are… Read more Audio