Morning Report

Scientists have discovered a new way to track the world's rapidly declining elephants - using the same equipment used to measure earthquakes.

Elephants - an incredibly intelligent species - use a… Read more Audio

The Productivity Commission wants to hear from the public about how everyone in New Zealand can get a fair chance at life.

The independent crown entity wants to launch an inquiry into why some people… Read more Audio

South African expats are converging in Wellington and Auckland today to ask the government to consider border exceptions for families who have been separated by Covid-19.

They say there are… Read more Audio

The first investigation into abuse in care of Pacific people in this country opens today.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry hearing will take place in Mangere over the next two weeks.

It will look at… Read more Audio

Investors are set to face new challenges as strong inflation pressures look set to trigger interest rate rises.

It's seven years since the Reserve Bank last raised its official cash rate, currently… Read more Audio

The All Blacks wound up their early-season campaign with a 60-13 thumping of Fiji - the nine-try performance in Hamilton on Saturday a step up from their efforts a week earlier in Dunedin.

Attention… Read more Audio

After devastating floods in Germany and Belgium, the German Chancellor says the world must act urgently to turn around climate change.

European leaders have also blamed climate change for the floods… Read more Audio

The Marlborough District is picking up the pieces after one of its largest floods in history.

A state of emergency was declared in the region after sections of the Wairau River breached its banks and… Read more Audio

The sun will shine across the Buller and Marlborough districts today, giving residents their first real chance to assess the extent of the damage from the weekend's flooding.

Hundreds of people spent… Read more Audio