Morning Report

A new survey of teachers shows the pandemic is taking an increasingly heavy toll on them and their pupils.

Many teachers report their pupils' behaviour has deteriorated and teachers themselves are… Read more Audio

A conservation group is fighting to stop a 2.3ha block of bush in Auckland being sold today to a developer. Kohimarama Forest, in the wealthy Auckland suburb of Saint Heliers, is being been marketed… Read more Audio

Christchurch city leaders are in shock after a young man died following an assault in the early hours of Saturday morning. 

The police have opened a homicide investigation, and believe they know who… Read more Audio

New Zealand's grip on the Bathurst 1000 motor race has been broken after defending champion Shane Van Gisbergan's hopes were scuppered by a tyre failure in the closing stages of the Great Race on… Read more Audio

The parents of Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teen who shot dead  four students at his high school have been charged with involuntary manslaughter, as prosecutors say the pair could have stopped the… Read more Audio

It has the cricket world excited the only third ever 10 wicket bag.

Ajaz Patel bowled out the entire Indian team and then picked up another four wickets in the second innings making it a 14 wicket… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

The prize money went up in smoke and the punters went home empty-handed after racing was abandoned at Trentham on Saturday. Just one race was held before organisers pulled the plug, citing a slippery… Read more Audio