Morning Report

We've all heard of working dogs - but what about working cats?

At Wellington's Moa Point Dog Shelter, there's a peculiar four-legged individual who rules the hallway - it's Colin the cat. He's got… Read more Audio

The way roads are funded in New Zealand is broken and must change.

That's the view of New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom, who says something must be done before the roading networks gets worse.

Jimmy… Read more Audio

The Hutt Valley DHB's having an urgent meeting today about the future of Hutt Hospital's earthquake-prone Heretaunga Building.

It's a something of a last-ditch move before the DHB's decision making… Read more Audio

Maraenui in Napier, one of the city's poorest suburbs, is in desperate need of new homes.

There is finally a big state house led development of 200 houses in the pipeline.

But as our Hawke's Bay… Read more Audio

New Zealand has a law allowing some offenders the right not to have to disclose their criminal convictions.

But experts say the system isn't working and some people who deserve to can't put their… Read more Audio

For many tamariki in New Zealand, it's a rite of passage to strap on their backpacks and take their first steps into a classroom on the day they turn five.

But a new Education Review Office report… Read more Audio

A NIWA meterologist says it's too early to say whether climate change can be linked to the tornadoes that smashed through the Kāpiti Coast yesterday.

The tornadoes came just two weeks after a tornado… Read more Audio

The fire-fighters' union says Fire and Emergency has been far too slow to act over a poor functioning hose.

At a recent fatal house fire in New Plymouth, firefighters searching for people inside the… Read more Audio

School administrators say it's about time they received a pay increase which recognises years of undervaluation of their work.

A proposed pay equity settlement - to be voted on next month - would… Read more Audio

The days of the independent republic of Pharmac are over, says Health Minister Andrew Little.

The Minister was commenting on a new report into the drug-buying agency which found it has contributed to… Read more Audio

A woman who had her bowel removed while she waited for drugs that would probably have prevented it, hopes the Pharmac review will mean others don't suffer the same fate.

A major review of the… Read more Audio