Morning Report

Experts doubt China will help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, saying the global superpower has too much to lose and very little to gain.

They say it could be catastrophic for the global economy if… Read more Audio

Schools will begin teaching a new, compulsory history curriculum from 2023. 

Te Takanga o Te Wā took three years to develop and the government is hoping it will help close significant knowledge gaps… Read more Audio

Senior doctors say Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is wrong if he believes hospitals are coping and there is no crisis in the sector.

Dr Bloomfield has downplayed concern about rising… Read more Audio

Some self-employed contractors unable to work due to Omicron are able to claim $13,000 of Government support over six weeks.

That's $2200 a week, nearly four times as much as the original $600… Read more Audio

The mirrors are aligned and the optics are focused on humanity's most powerful telescope ever. In just a few months

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is set to show a clearer vision of the cosmos.

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The White Ferns have suffered an agonising loss to South Africa in the Cricket World Cup and must lift for a do-or-die showdown against England.

Having set South Africa 229 to win in Hamilton last… Read more Audio

Students behaving badly may not be the most startling piece of news, but the extent of it in Dunedin this year is surprising many.

St Patrick's Day mayhem in the city saw two party-goers taken to… Read more Audio

The prominent Maori leader Sir Wira Gardiner has died at the age of 78.

He had been ill for a while, and stepped down as interim chief executive of Oranga Tamariki last year.

Of Ngati Awa, Te… Read more Audio

Facebook and YouTube have removed a fake video of the Ukraine President, in which he falsely surrendered to Russia.

In the false video, called a deepfake, Volodymr Zelensky appeared behind a… Read more Audio

Wellingtonians, if the thought of battling the traffic has had you turning down Easter-weekend getaways in the past you might want to reconsider.

The 27-kilometre highway known as Transmission Gully… Read more Audio

Some staff who have tested positive for Covid-19 have been working at Auckland hospitals as the region grapples with peak hospitalisations and staff shortages due to the Omicron outbreak.

Auckland… Read more Audio