Morning Report

Cabinet will decide today whether New Zealand can evacuate fewer than 40 Afghanistan nationals who supported our military efforts there.

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Corin Dann the Ministry… Read more Audio

The Taliban are close to retaking full control of Afghanistan, almost two decades after being ousted by a US-led military coalition.

Emboldened by the withdrawal of the US troops, they now control… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

There have still been no arrests after three teenagers were stabbed at a Christchurch party, with one losing their life.

Sixteen-year-old Zion Purukamu died from his injuries while the other two… Read more Audio

An expert says an increase in families living in poverty has contributed to a rise in the number of babies dying of cot death.

Māori and Pasifika babies are more likely to die of what's now known as… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

Whangarei Maori say the benefits reaped from the Marsden Point oil refinery are drying up.

Hundreds of jobs are set to go next year when the refinery changes to an import terminal. The speed of… Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

Some iwi are worried the government's proposed water reforms could undermine - and possibly unravel - their treaty settlements. Iwi with water-based settlements, like Waikato-Tainui and Te Arawa, fear… Read more Audio

The Bledisloe Cup goes back on the line tomorrow night, when an All Blacks win over Australia at Eden Park would make it 19 series wins on the trot, since 2002 - back before iPhones were on the scene… Read more Audio