Morning Report

The sixth World Schools Sevens tournament takes place at Auckland's Pakuranga rugby club this weekend, with some of the country's best school-aged talent on display.

For the first time, a New Zealand… Read more Audio

Ecologists are researching the reefs around the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano to see how the biodiversity might fare.

When the volcano erupted in late 2014, it temporarily changed water… Read more Audio

There's something in the water in Timaru.

The town has had discoloured drinking water for more than a month after Timaru District Council switched to a secondary water supply.

Some residents have… Read more Audio

The price of tomatoes has doubled over the past year.

Statistics New Zealand says the summer staples cost $3.30/kg in December 2020, but by the end of last year, they were $6.61/kg.

Grocery foods… Read more Audio

The rollout of the medicinal cannabis scheme, which aims to provide quality access to products for patients, has made little progress, a Massey University study found.

Delays in approving products… Read more Audio

Australia's Nick Kyrgios put yesterday on a show against the tournament favourite Daniil Medvedev, but it was the Russian who managed to clinch the win.

There were also two major shocks in the… Read more Audio

Disruption during the pandemic may be to blame for a fall in NCEA pass rates and a steep drop in exam attendance.

More than 160,000 students found out their results yesterday.

The Government says… Read more Audio

After 48 days at the 'red' traffic light setting, Te Tai Tokerau has finally joined the rest of the country at 'orange'.

Northland has been relatively Covid-free this summer - clocking up just a… Read more Audio

Tonga's recovery is making progress, but the future remains unclear as assessments still take place.

Aid flights have arrived from New Zealand and Australia; and NZDF ships are helping clear the way… Read more Audio

Crucial aid has started arriving in Tonga.

Yesterday a New Zealand Defence Force aircraft carrying food, water, communications equipment and other emergency supplies landed in the capital.

Limited… Read more Audio

It's been another summer without international visitors - the lifeblood for five tourist hotspots.

For weeks, operators in Fiordland, South Westland, Queenstown, Mackenzie and Kaikōura geared up to… Read more Audio