Morning Report

The number of young offenders has fallen more than 60 percent over a decade.

That means nearly 12,000 fewer 10 to 16 year olds committing crimes compared to 10 years ago, according to the latest… Read more Audio

A meeting of the UN Security Council is underway to discuss the escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine.

Moscow has called the meeting is a "shameful public relations stunt" and continues to… Read more Audio

New Zealanders desperate to return home who feel they've been locked out of the country should have some certainty soon.

Cabinet ministers are expected to discuss their plan for re-opening the… Read more Audio

There will be no repeat of the massive push to get all homeless people off the streets before the coming Omicron outbreak takes hold.

During the first nationwide lockdown in 2020, Government agencies… Read more Audio

An announcement on when the country's borders will reopen is imminent, with Cabinet ministers expected to meet today to finalise the plan.

A staged timeline was outlined last year, which would've… Read more Audio

Tourism Industry Aotearoa wants the borders to be reopened soon after the country hits a peak in Omicron cases.

Cabinet ministers are expected to nut out the country's border re-opening plan when… Read more Audio

The MIQ system is coming under increasing criticism from stranded New Zealanders struggling to return home using the lottery system or on emergency grounds.

One of those wanting to come back to… Read more Audio

It's Monday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio