Morning Report

The first debate between the two candidates vying to become Britain's next Prime Minister will take place this morning.

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will go… Read more Audio

Heavy rain is hitting the South Island, as wild weather that yesterday wreaked havoc at the top of the country makes its way south.

Heavy rain warnings have been lifted across Northland and… Read more Audio

Ukraine says its first exports of grain could leave its Black Sea ports within days under a UN brokered deal with Russia.

Russia fired missiles on Ukraine's main port of Odesa over the weekend… Read more Audio

Free market think tank the New Zealand Initiative has denounced the Reserve Bank, and other central banks for making what it says are serious mistakes which led to inflation getting out of control.

… Read more Audio

Heavy rain is hitting the South Island, as wild weather that yesterday wreaked havoc at the top of the country makes its way south.

Heavy rain warnings have been lifted across Northland and… Read more Audio

We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

Filipe Manu has won the Lexus Song Quest, Aotearoa's most prestigious opera competition. '

Manu won a $20,000 cash prize, plus a $27,000 study scholarship and international travel worth up to $3000.