Morning Report

Black Caps wicketkeeper BJ Watling is hanging up his gloves, retiring from all cricket after test championship final against India in England next month. Read more Audio

The holy month of Ramadan is coming to a close for millions of Muslims worldwide.

The festival involves a month of fasting - believers do not eat or drink anything during daylight hours.

Eleisha… Read more Audio

The situation in Israel and Palestine has continued to deteriorate this morning. 

The latest escalation occured when a 13-storey tower in Gaza containing apartments and offices used by Hamas… Read more Audio

The Auditor-General's Office wants the criteria for the wage subsidy scheme tightened up, amid concerns the Ministry of Social Development hasn't done enough to claw back money from businesses that… Read more Audio

A man who spent time in the Epuni Boys' Home in the 1970s and was sexually abused, says there's evidence to suggest the man who abused him was prostituting boys.

Keith Wiffen, who was first sent to… Read more Audio

The Government has softened its public sector pay freeze in the face of stiff opposition.

Crisis talks between senior ministers and unions yesterday also led to an agreement that the pay directive… Read more Audio

Police are not overly concerned that data collected by its drones could end up in the the hands of the Chinese government.

Police are currently carrying out trials and expert advice they've received… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Super Fund has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into a company that has supplied combat aircraft to the Myanmar military.

Those investments are just a tiny slice of the $100… Read more Audio

A nurses union says the government's decision to freeze public sector pay could push many of their members into voting for strike action.

After a meeting with unions, the government says it will now… Read more Audio

The Green Party says new gun laws aimed at reducing gang crime could disproportionately affect Māori. 

Those with a history - or just a connection - to organised crime could soon be subjected to a… Read more Audio