Morning Report

The humble pantry staple, honey, could be given to children who've swallowed button batteries, to help prevent them from suffering serious injury.

Canadian experts have found ten miligrams of honey… Read more Audio

Debt collectors are under fire for bombarding people who owe money, with phone calls, texts, emails and in-person visits.,

A new report from FinCap which represents budgeting services has found the… Read more Audio

Victims of crime and their families say they're struggling to access court documents just to get information about their cases.

They say the justice system is difficult to understand, and hard to… Read more Audio

The American singer R. Kelly, has been found guilty of being the ringleader of a decades-long scheme to recruit women and underage girls for sex.

Prosecutors accused him of exploiting his fame to… Read more Audio

Organisers of one the biggest summer festivals won't hold the event unless it can operate under level one rules.

Rhythm and Vines near Gisborne is currently set to take place across the last three… Read more Audio

The National Party says the government's heading for some hard decisions on it's the controversial three waters reforms because of the huge opposition from councils.

The plan on the table would shift… Read more Audio

Local mayors around the country are lining up for a fight as the controversial three waters reforms approach another deadline.

The plan on the table would shift control of drinking, waste and storm… Read more Audio

Seasonal workers arriving from the Pacific Islands next week will be able to skip MIQ and go to work during their isolation period.

Vaccinated workers from Vanuatu can come in from next Monday, while… Read more Audio

The government has just unveiled its proposed changes to the Accident Compensation Act.

This includes putting the onus on ACC to prove a gradual condition - like repetitive strain or exposure to… Read more Audio

Move over bees - it turns out moths also have a role to play in pollination.

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, New Zealand scientists have used a fluorescent pollen-tracker powder in the lab to test… Read more Audio