Morning Report

Climate Change Minister James Shaw says a collective effort across Aotearoa is needed to avert a climate crisis.

A major new UN report, decribed as a "code red for humanity", has found human activity… Read more Audio

The climate in changing, faster than we thought - and humans have caused it.

Last night, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the most comprehensive report on climate change ever -… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

While many poor nations across the world struggle to access Covid-19 vaccines, richer ones are already offering booster shots to their populations.

The World Health Organization wants to see a halt… Read more Audio

Pacific Island nations will bear the full brunt of climate change in coming decades, after a prediction that temperatures will rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre industrial levels as soon as… Read more Audio

Wild weather in the South Island is bringing joy for skiers.

The dumping of snow forced Canterbury's Mt Hutt ski field to close yesterday, but bookings are pouring in for the chance to get close to… Read more Audio

Most beneficiaries who are sanctioned by the Ministry of Social Development end up in further hardship.

Many of them don't know they can challenge the decision - and that there's a high chance it'll… Read more Audio

New Zealand athletes have made history at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, hauling in a record number of medals.

Our team is coming home with 20 medals - seven of which are gold - beating the previous… Read more Audio

ACC staff say they are battling overwhelming caseloads, huge backlogs and are some are so stressed they're regularly crying in the stairwells.

It comes after a $74 million restructure to improve… Read more Audio