Morning Report

New Zealand produces enough food to feed 40 million people - but many living here still go hungry every day.

That's spurring calls for a national food strategy to "feed the five million first" before… Read more Audio

Searches by boat and air have failed to find a pod of orca spotted off Wellington's southern coast.

But conservationists still hope they'll be able to find the pod that abondoned the baby orca Toa at… Read more Audio

Justice advocate and former National Party Minister Chester Borrows says the ACT Party's proposed policy on gangs doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Borrows, a former police officer who was Courts… Read more Audio

In England, residents have found themselves the centre of an experimental "return to normal", after lockdown restrictions were lifted on Monday.

The move is being called a huge gamble, with most… Read more Audio

Exporters are hoping China and New Zealand can keep the politics out of their long-standing trade relationship.

The Government has joined a group of United States allies who have pointed the finger… Read more Audio

The Covid-19 vaccination campaign is working its way up one of the most remote reaches of the North Island.

The settlements of the Whanganui River Valley were sealed off by local iwi during lockdown… Read more Audio

After a year-long postponement, and all the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics finally get underway today.

With the football tournaments kicking off two days prior to… Read more Audio

Many shocked and tired Westport residents are getting mentally prepared for the task ahead of drying out, repairing or replacing their waterlogged homes.

Dozens of houses have been red-listed as… Read more Audio

Temporary accommodation services in Westport are to be activated for those with homes damaged by severe weather, including extensive flooding.

Flooding beginning last Friday afternoon has left many… Read more Audio

National party leader Judith Collins says the Police Commissioner was wrong to can Armed Response Teams, after two shootings incidents involving police in recent weeks.

Commissioner Andrew Coster… Read more Audio