Morning Report

National's new leader Christopher Luxon will face off against the Prime Minister in Parliament for the first time on Tuesday.

He and Jacinda Ardern will square off in the House during question time… Read more Audio

A new national stategy to eliminate family and sexual violence in the next 25 years has been revealed.   

Governments have tried - and failed - for many years to get on top of the problem.     

A… Read more Audio

The government has released a new national strategy out this morning to eliminate family and sexual violence in the next 25 years.

Governments have tried - and failed - for many years to get on top… Read more Audio

The 2021 first round of sunscreen testing by Consumer NZ has some casualties as usual - and they're all repeat offenders from last year.

Those which failed to meet their protection claims are Natural… Read more Audio

Kāpiti Coast was one of the hardest hit regions during yesterday's drenching. 

The area had an estimated one month's worth of rain - causing flooding, slips and road closures - with access shut off… Read more Audio

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

The construction industry future is looking bright but crying out for innovation and investment, according to the National Construction Pipeline Report just out.

It forecasts over a quarter of a… Read more Audio

A change to a key part of the housing intensification bill has been enough to alarm supporters, but too little to placate critics.

The bill is up for debate at its second reading in Parliament on… Read more Audio

The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency has had another win in the High Court over its battle with the Ministry of Health for data on unvaccinated North Island Māori. 

The agency has already forced the… Read more Audio

A code of conduct complaint has been laid against the Thames-Coromandel District Council's mayor for her controversial Covid-19 vaccination views.

Sandra Goudie has encouraged people to contact anti… Read more Audio

Searchers for a man and his three children in a remote part of King Country in September initially believed they had probably been washed out to sea.

Thirty-four-year-old Thomas Phillips and his… Read more Audio