Morning Report

More than 50,000 Palestinians have been displaced in 10 days of violent clashes and rocket fire between Israeli military and Hamas forces in Gaza.

As the death toll rises - with at least 219 dead -… Read more Audio

Experts appointed to scrutinize the new history curriculum say that while they welcome the focus on New Zealand history, they're concerned that divisive classroom debates could erupt over some of the… Read more Audio

Tomer Hemed is free to play the Wellington Phoenix's homecoming A-League football match against Western United on Saturday. Read more Audio

The embattled Waikato District Health Board is entering its third day today under high alert caused by a crippling cyber attack.

Among other things, it means that some patients needing time-critical… Read more Audio

The Cook Islands is pondering how to entice an exodus of young people back to the country.

Depopulation has long been an issue for the Cook Islands, but those numbers have shot up in the past few… Read more Audio

Children at a rural Te Tai Tokerau school are learning in the corridor, in the staffroom and sometimes even outside due to a lack of classrooms.

Tautoro School south of Kaikohe has doubled in size in… Read more Audio

Employers are being told they can get rid of workers who won't get a Covid-19 vaccine as long as they can show the sacking is fair and reasonable.

A support group for businesses says questions about… Read more Audio

The demand for nitrate-testing of drinking water was so high in Canterbury this week that some people had to be turned away.

Tests were offered by the Canterbury Regional Council in the town of… Read more Audio

Compulsory New Zealand history lessons that start next year may need to come with a warning.

An expert panel has warned the draft Aoteaora New Zealand Histories Curriculum deals with traumatic… Read more Audio

With their IT systems still down, staff at Waikato hospitals are bracing themselves for busy weekend shifts.

Five hospitals in the region are going into their third day without functioning IT… Read more Audio

It's D-Day for the government's Budget, with all set to be revealed this afternoon. Political editor Jane Patterson and business editor Gyles Beckford spoke to Morning Report. Read more Audio