Morning Report

Investigators are looking into claims highly toxic waste has been buried in unmapped sites at Tiwai Point's aluminium smelter.

This includes spent cell liner waste that contains cyanide and toxic… Read more Audio

Timaru reached temperatures hotter than Rarotonga over the Easter weekend, topping the April weather records at 30.6C on Sunday.

Unseasonably hot and dry weather was felt by much of the South Island… Read more Audio

There are signs that golfer Lydia Ko is back near her world-beating best form.

The former all-conquering world No.1 yesterday shot a majestic course-record round of 10-under in her final round of the… Read more Audio

Tourism and travel businesses are predicting the return of international visitors will mean higher prices and a competitive rush to secure staff.

The government's Trans-Tasman travel bubble… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

The Prime Minister says New Zealanders travelling to Australia must be prepared to stay put across the Tasman if there's a Covid-19 outbreak there.

Jacinda Ardern is expected to announce the start… Read more Audio

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

Ever wondered how you'd escape from a helicopter which has crash landed in water?

Strapped in, submerged and most likely upside down you don't have much time to think.

A new training module is… Read more Audio

Primary school principals are warning that the system for deciding how many teachers each school gets is blunt and even damaging.

They have been telling a panel convened by the teacher union, the… Read more Audio