Morning Report

South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen continued his stellar run of form at major championships to lead the British Open with a flawless first-round 64. Read more Audio

Scepticism is being expressed about the government plans to spend $2.5 billion dollars to ensure the Three Waters reform programme leaves no council worse off.

The scheme will see the country's 67… Read more Audio

New Zealand will host a video conference with the globe's heavy-hitters overnight - bringing together the leaders of Apec to discuss the Covid-19 crisis.

The meeting has been billed as extraordinary… Read more Audio

The Fiji rugby team have agreed to wear jerseys with the words "Vaccinate Fiji" However, they will come with a compromise - the tweaked jerseys will now also read "it's your choice".

It's hoped the… Read more Audio

The All Blacks take on Fiji in the second and final test of their series tomorrow night and after last week's record effort by Fiji, and with Tonga and Samoa playing a World Cup qualifier as part of a… Read more Audio

Victoria has been plunged into another snap lockdown, as community cases of Covid-19 continue to grow.

On this side of the Tasman, the travel bubble with the state has been paused for at least four… Read more Audio

A rare red warning has been issued by Metservice for the Buller and Westland Districts, ahead of forecast torrential rain.

Metservice expects up to 400 millimetres of rain in the ranges, and up to… Read more Audio

MIQ booking changes are being made to make it fairer, after revelations people were using scripts to speed up the booking process.

Scripts that constantly refresh pages and make the process faster… Read more Audio

Children and teenagers suffering from severe anxiety and depression are having to wait more than six months for treatment in Wellington.

A central city youth mental health service has been running at… Read more Audio

Faster access to guns and officers working in pairs are on the cards following a spate of shootings.

The Government says it's in discussion with police bosses about more protection for frontline… Read more Audio

The Police Association is demanding more protection for frontline officers.

Two separate shootings - one in Hamilton and one in Auckland - within the space of 24 hours, has underlined the threat… Read more Audio