Morning Report

Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick is standing by a bill before parliament to change electoral rules in the city.

The Rotorua District Council Representation Arrangements Bill would allow the Māori and… Read more Audio

Emmanuel Macron is the president of France once again.

He's the first French president to be elected to a second term in twenty years.

His far-right rival, Marine Le Pen says the size of her vote… Read more Audio

Two top officials of the Biden administration have pledged more than $700 million in aid to Ukraine and other countries in the regions.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd… Read more Audio

Two shootings in central Wellington and in the suburb of Tawa have left two people with life-threatening injuries.

Seven people have been arrested so far, and police say there could be more.

The two… Read more Audio

Ukraine is accusing Russia of attacking the nation's railway infrastructure to disrupt supply lines for military equipment from foreign countries.

This comes as at least five people are dead after… Read more Audio

Twitter has a new owner.

The social media company has accepted Space X founder Elon Musk's forty four billion dollar offer to take it private.

The billionaire will pay $US54.20 a share.

BBC's… Read more Audio

Auckland homeowners who sold their properties to make way for a walking and cycling bridge over the Waitematā harbour have been left in limbo, now the project's been scrapped.

The government set… Read more Audio

A trial test of tougher new NCEA standards shows some teens will fail because they don't know how many minutes there are in an hour and don't use capital letters and full stops

The literacy and… Read more Audio

It's been a deadly long weekend on the roads, with more than double the victims compared to Easter weekend.

Eleven people have died over Anzac weekend, including four teenagers in Invercargill on… Read more Audio

Yet another port worker has been killed on the job and unions have united in a call for urgent action.

The death at Lyttelton Port yesterday comes just six days after the death of Atiroa Tuaiti at… Read more Audio

Transport Minister Michael Wood says he's taking a request for an inquiry into port safety very seriously, after the second death of a port worker in a week.

A Lyttelton Port Company worker died… Read more Audio