Morning Report

Farmers near burst stop banks in Mid Canterbury are beginning to find out the true cost of a one-in-a-hundred year rain event.

Receding floodwaters have revealed devastating damage, piled up debris… Read more Audio

The Student Volunteer Army (SVA) are pulling together their troops to assist in the Canterbury clean-up .

SVA chief executive Sam Johnson has been putting out the call to arms.

He says it's time to… Read more Audio

The big clean-up is underway in Canterbury after flooding in the district on Sunday and Monday.

Canterbury's three Rural Support Trusts are providing extra help to farmers, and for other flood… Read more Audio

A crucial state highway route in the South Island, cut by Ashburton's flood-damaged bridge, is open for light vehicles but will close again on Wednesday morning.

The bridge closed on Tuesday morning… Read more Audio

Exhausted doctors and nurses are in the dark about when they will get back to life as normal at Waikato DHB Its been more than two weeks since a cyber attack crippled most of the technology used… Read more Audio

Pope Francis has signed off on a major overhaul of Catholic church law that will criminalise the grooming of children for sex.

This is the first change to the Vatican's internal penal system since… Read more Audio

A mid Canterbury farmer says her life has been turned upside down because of the flooding - and she's asking for help from officials.

Philly Rooney lives halfway between Ashburton and Methven with… Read more Audio

Workers in New Zealand are at high risk of burning out.

A new study shows Māori employees are 163 percent more likely to be burnt-out - while New Zealand Europeans are 51.9 percent less likely to be… Read more Audio