Morning Report

Emails show senior Fire and Emergency managers played down the risks to crews and homes when a dodgy firetruck froze up at a big house fire in Wellington. Phil Pennington investigates. Read more Audio

Nine wannabes are contesting the Auckland mayoralty this October. We've heard a lot from Efeso Collins Viv Beck and Leo Molloy but what about the rest? Jonty Dine reports. Read more Audio

Scientists who've been on a month-long expedition to Tonga to map the impact of January's record-breaking volcanic eruption have made some surprising discoveries. The researchers expected to find… Read more Audio

An international affairs expert believes the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework could cause its allied countries to cut trade ties with China. We hear from Robert Ayson, who is a professor of… Read more Audio

Today marks 140 years since the first shipment of frozen New Zealand lamb made it to London. No mean feat, the successful shipment paved the way for what is now a billion dollar export industry… Read more Audio

A New Zealand study has found that overweight four-year-olds are less heavy than they used to be. What's more, the healthy downward trend is happening across all ethnic groups and socio-economic… Read more Audio

Roads and Māori health got the most attention at the first candidates debate ahead of next month's Tauranga by-election. A small well-behaved crowd of about 50 gathered last night to hear what… Read more Audio

New Zealand is sending 30 troops to Britain to train Ukrainian soldiers in how to use a type of howitzer over the next couple of months. About 230 Ukraine soldiers will be trained. The gesture may put… Read more Audio

An internal review of ACC's new 74 million dollar case management system finds the benefits are still unclear and it's uncertain whether the expected savings of almost half a billion dollars will be… Read more Audio

Families are worried for their elderly relatives as rest homes restrict admissions to new patients because of a shortage of nurses. A survey of those running homes managing 22-thousand beds has found… Read more Audio

Police and others who showed exceptional courage and humanity in response to the Christchurch terror attacks will be recognised at a private awards ceremony this morning. Fifty-nine police staff will… Read more Audio

A court in Ukraine has sentenced a Russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. This is the first trial for war crimes to take place since Russia invaded Ukraine three… Read more Audio