Morning Report

The National Party says the government's heading for some hard decisions on it's the controversial three waters reforms because of the huge opposition from councils.

The plan on the table would shift… Read more Audio

Local mayors around the country are lining up for a fight as the controversial three waters reforms approach another deadline.

The plan on the table would shift control of drinking, waste and storm… Read more Audio

Seasonal workers arriving from the Pacific Islands next week will be able to skip MIQ and go to work during their isolation period.

Vaccinated workers from Vanuatu can come in from next Monday, while… Read more Audio

The government has just unveiled its proposed changes to the Accident Compensation Act.

This includes putting the onus on ACC to prove a gradual condition - like repetitive strain or exposure to… Read more Audio

Move over bees - it turns out moths also have a role to play in pollination.

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, New Zealand scientists have used a fluorescent pollen-tracker powder in the lab to test… Read more Audio

Germany's new government may not be sworn in for several weeks to come, as the two main political parties head into coalition talks.

The centre-left Social Democrats has narrowly edged out the… Read more Audio

A legal challenge against the mandatory vaccination order for border workers has been dismissed by the High Court.

The applicant, who has interim name suppression, lost her job as a customs worker… Read more Audio

Some people in debt are getting up to six phone calls a day from debt collectors demanding repayment.

There's also distressing text messages and in-person visits, which an organisation working to… Read more Audio

More Aucklanders are dying or being  maimed on the roads because police are doing only half what they said they would to tackle speeding and booze.

The police themselves accept the criticism… Read more Audio

David Seymour has overtaken Judith Collins as preferred Prime Minister in the latest 1News Colmar Brunton Poll, while the spectre of the still-popular John Key seems to have spent the past few days… Read more Audio