Morning Report

Democrats have been defeated in Virginia, raising serious questions over the future of the party in Congress.

Glenn Youngkin's surprise victory over the Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the race for… Read more Audio

Overnight, there have been more pledges at COP26 - this time financial.

A coalition of financial institutions, made up of hundreds of the world's biggest banks and finance companies, is pledging 130… Read more Audio

Love it or loathe it, the long-tailed bat was awarded Bird of the Year on Monday - but now another bat has flapped out of the shadows.

The lesser short-tailed bat is an ancient species unique to New… Read more Audio

Former All Blacks prop Carl Hayman has joined a group of former players suing World Rugby after being diagnosed with early-onset dementia.

The 41-year-old father of four - a former world class prop -… Read more Audio

Pilots flying into medical trouble are protesting against a safety system they say is broken.

This follows a big win by a Cathay Pacific senior captain who took Civil Aviation to court for grounding… Read more Audio

Lower Hutt and Porirua are in a race to vaccinate their way to ninety percent first.

Data released by the Ministry of Health in October showed suburbs in both cities struggling to hit the mark.

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The race to get to 90 percent of Aotearoa vaccinated against Covid-19 continues, but people are being reminded it's a marathon and not a sprint.

Only five District Health Boards have hit the… Read more Audio

Verry Elleegant winning the Melbourne Cup - the first New Zealand horse to win the Cup since Prince of Penzance in 2015.

She's NZ-born and trained - and was even riden by a Sydney-based New… Read more Audio

A coroner is investigating the death of a Palmerston North Hospital mental health ward patient.

Manawatu reporter Jimmy Ellingham has been looking at the story.

He spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

Rakiura Stewart Island has benefited from a tourist boom due to the pandemic.

With New Zealanders unable to travel overseas, they've flocked to Aotearoa's third-largest island.

Otago-Southland… Read more Audio