Morning Report

A brief update from the business sector with Nicholas Pointon. Read more Audio

Two unions are joining forces to try get the wheels turning on free public transport in Tāmaki Makaurau.

While there's half-price public transport across the country until the end of August, First… Read more Audio

Huge changes are being made to the country's health system this week.

On Friday, district health boards disappear and Health NZ and the Maori Health Authority take over.

Wairoa, in Hawke's Bay is… Read more Audio

It's the end of our week so let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

NIWA says the top time to check out the Matariki cluster is early morning on Friday or Saturday. And the best views will be from the lower North Island and the east of the South Island. But if you… Read more Audio

The third and final test between the Black Caps and England gets underway in Leeds tonight. And World test champions New Zealand are desperate to win. A 3-0 series would make this their worst losing… Read more Audio

Wellington's historic St James Theatre reopens today after earthquake restrengthening that began three years ago. The Category One Heritage building in Courtenay Place was built in 1912 and houses the… Read more Audio

Transpower is asking people to reduce their power consumption if possible this morning, with insufficient electricity currently being generated to comfortably meet demand. A spokesperson says… Read more Audio

Korora, or little blue penguins, are at increasing risk as weather patterns change and sea temperatures rise. In recent months, masses of the birds have washed up on North Island beaches… Read more Audio

Tomorrow the country celebrates the rise of Matariki, but for a good many iwi and hapu, the new year was a couple of weeks ago. Along the west coast and in parts of the far north and the south their… Read more Audio