Morning Report

The first US congressional hearing into UFO sightings in over 50 years took place this morning in Washington.

There were few answers about the unexplained phenomenon - two top military officials said… Read more Audio

Ukraine says more than 260 soldiers from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have been evacuated.

The steel works were the last major Ukrainian stronghold in the key port city, which has now been… Read more Audio

Seventeen-year-old Blackpool FC midfielder Jake Daniels has become the first mens professional footballer in the UK in more than 30 years to come out as gay.

He told Sky Sport UK he had been weighing… Read more Audio

Later this year, motorists travelling over Mt Messenger on State Highway 3 in Taranaki could get a fleeting glimpse of 20-tonne digger seemingly flying through mid-air.

Waka Kotahi is about to build… Read more Audio

A Wellington secondary school has called in the police after racist graffiti targeting Pasifika students was again sprayed over a toilet block.

It's now happened twice at Wellington Girls' College -… Read more Audio

Some Māori leaders are now hoping the Government has finally recognised the role of tangata whenua when it comes to cutting carbon emissions.

Others say there are still gaps missing that the… Read more Audio

The Motor Trade Association is calling for the trial of the "scrap and replace car scheme" to be extended to all New Zealanders.

It's part of its plan to drive down emissions the government has… Read more Audio

The size of the country's car fleet is heading the wrong way in the race to reduce emissions - vehicles are getting heavier which means burning more fuel.

Safety ratings which favour bigger cars are… Read more Audio

The government is promising at least half of the energy we use will come from renewable resources by 2035. Under the Emissions Reductions Plan, the government will phase out the use of coal boilers… Read more Audio

An expert says he would "put money on New Zealand's gross emissions continuing to rise for some years yet".

Massey University emeritus professor of sustainable energy and climate mitigation Ralph… Read more Audio

A North Island resthome has sent a begging letter to its residents and their families offering a 500 dollar reward to anyone who can find a nurse to work there.

One family says they were shocked to… Read more Audio