Morning Report

It's time now for our Friday feature on Morning Report in which we dissect, discuss and analyse the political stories of the week.

They might be big issues, they might be small, nothing is off limits… Read more Audio

People are being urged not to panic buy toilet paper - despite not a single sheet being produced in the country in more than two weeks.

Around 150 staff have been locked out of the Kawerau mill owned… Read more Audio

Firefighters nationwide are walking off the job again today, their second strike in a week.

They say they feel undervalued and unheard on issues of safety, staffing and lack of resources.

The… Read more Audio

Thousands of school kids are getting a taste of literary life and what it takes to be an author at the Auckland Writers Festival this week.

The festival's school programme is a mainstay with… Read more Audio

The Black Ferns crushed Australia 52-5 in Christchurch last week, but despite the scoreline, the performance was far from perfect and coach Wayne Smith is demanding better in tomorrow's second and… Read more Audio

A former National Defence Minister, Wayne Mapp, says slain New Zealand soldier Dominic Abelen was a hero.

Thirty-year-old Corporal Abelen was on leave without pay from the Defence Force when he was… Read more Audio

The body of a New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine is thought to be in the hands of Russian soldiers, according to a number of sources.

Corporal Dominic Abelen died fighting Russian forces while on… Read more Audio

An LPG bottle exploded at a construction site at Auckland's Wynyard Quarter on Friday, leaving five people injured.

Emergency services were called to Halsey Street Wharf just before 6.30am.

George… Read more Audio

After a three year absence, some of the worlds best dart throwers will compete in Hamilton this weekend.

Darts is a sport born in pubs and as anyone who's ever watched it knows, the crowds can get… Read more Audio