Morning Report

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck Japan's eastern coast, shaking the Tokyo area.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary said no abnormalities have been detected at Japan's nuclear facilities, including… Read more Audio

The Supreme Court has called a jailed man's sentence "well beyond excessive punishment" - and a breach of the Bill of Rights.

The sentence comes down to the Three Strikes Law - and his lawyer says he… Read more Audio

A Southland surgeon has been twice declined twice an emergency spot in MIQ, forcing his patients to either travel to other hospitals or delay surgery.

Dr Jim Faherty is the clinical director of the… Read more Audio

An update on a story we ran last week about 12 brown bears in Alaska who were in the running to win The "Fat Bear Week" tournament .

It's held every year as the bears stock up for hibernation, with… Read more Audio

A life member of the Mongrel Mob who travelled into Auckland during lockdown says he worked to get people tested and vaccinated. 

Harry Tam says he was given a travel exemption after being asked to… Read more Audio

GPs up and down the country have been left frustrated by the amount of vaccine misinformation spread by individuals and groups - often online. 

What about when doctors are the ones spreading false… Read more Audio

Crucial upgrade or expensive lemon? That's the debate over a shiny new road upgrade now under way for central Tauranga.

Cameron Road will add space for buses and bikes but won't reduce the number of… Read more Audio

Mercury Energy is investigating the cause of a fire at one of its wind turbines on the Tararua Range near Palmerston North.

The fire, which set plumes of smoke into the sky near Aokautere, was left… Read more Audio

The chief property economist at CoreLogic believes a rise to the official cash rate will lead to a cooling of the housing market.

Many retail banks lifted their floating mortgage rates after the… Read more Audio