Morning Report

About 200 people braved rain in Wellington yesterday to deliver a petition to Parliament demanding big increases to the budget of drug-buyer Pharmac.

They included 10-year-old Ryker Tolich, there to… Read more Audio

The latest blow-up over race relations in Parliament has raised the question - can MPs call each other racist in the House?

Speaker Trevor Mallard says no, but MPs can describe policies and even… Read more Audio

Former World Rugby player of the year Black Fern Kendra Cocksedge says "mental fatigue" has made her reconsider her playing future ahead of the rescheduled Rugby World Cup. Read more Audio

The Cawthron Institute says a lack of restrictions on underwater noise is putting some of New Zealand's most endangered mammals at risk.

The independent science organisation has been monitoring the… Read more Audio

An independent report shows the Education Ministry is preparing to take a tougher line on fraud by early childhood services.

The review of a special unit that identified and raided high-risk early… Read more Audio

About 180 people over 16 are in line to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at Reefton on the South Island's West Coast today.

The jabs will be delivered via the first mobile vaccination clinic on the… Read more Audio

The Wellington City Mission says a stark wealth divide is behind increasing levels of violence in the city - rejecting the theory it is fuelled by an explosion in emergency housing.

Violence and… Read more Audio

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi provided the flashpoint moment in a heated day in parliament yesterday - ejected from the House for taking aim at what he called "racist" rhetoric from the… Read more Audio

Early childhood teachers should get pay rises of thousands of dollars thanks to extra funding.

The government is spending $170 million over four years to give teachers in their first six years of… Read more Audio

An international panel co-chaired by former Prime Minister Helen Clark is calling for urgent reform of the world's pandemic preparedness.

In their review, the group identified a systematic failing to… Read more Audio

The United Nations has fears for a full-scale war breaking out between Israel and Palestine.

More than 1000 rockets have now been fired by Palestinian militants over 38 hours, according to Israel.

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The latest blow up over race relations in Parliament has raised the question - can MPs call each other racist in the House?

Speaker Trevor Mallard says no, but MPs can describe policies and even… Read more Audio