Morning Report

As the Goverment races to get a rescue mission to Afghanistan off the ground there are warnings about how difficult it is likely to be.

A Hercules aircraft and 40 Defence Force troops are on standby… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

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

A woolly mammoth named Kik, who roamed Alaska 17,000 years ago, walked far enough in its 28 years of life to circle the globe nearly twice.

Scientists have come to this conclusion through an analysis… Read more Audio

New research shows the potential for a booming seaweed sector in New Zealand is tied up in red tape and resource consents.

The report from the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge found that… Read more Audio

"The pipis taste like petrol."

That's how a Northland kuia sums up the tainted benefits from the oil refinery at Marsden Pt, benefits that the Iwi says are now evaporating.

Phil Pennington reports.

New South Wales is clamping down on its stay-at-home orders, with new measures like a five-kilometre curb on travel from home, and increased penalities for violating the rules.

The entire state has… Read more Audio

Records were broken at Eden Park as the All Blacks defeated the Wallabies to secure the Bledisloe Cup trophy for another year.

Not only was the All Blacks 57-22 winning scoreline one for the history… Read more Audio

The company that manages the Christchurch holiday home at the centre of a fatal stabbing of a teenager is warning those in the rental business to be vigilant.

Sixteen-year-old Zion Purukamu died in… Read more Audio

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

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government is in talks about the possibility of Covid-19 vaccination booster shots for the country - but they are continuing to get updated advice on whether… Read more Audio