Morning Report

Universities are increasingly worried about a growing problem of young people gatecrashing lectures to watch and even photograph students.

Three university lecturers in Chinese politics and history… Read more Audio

Relatives unable to mourn the deaths of family members and parents split from children are just two examples of the heartache brought on by the pause of the Trans-Tasman bubble.

With rising case… Read more Audio

People living along Wellington's south coast are being urged to be packed and ready in case they need to evacuate their homes.

Heavy swells and strong winds are causing chaos across the region this… Read more Audio

Ice, snow and strong winds have closed roads across the country as a blast of Polar air rolls over Aotearoa.

More than eight routes are closed completely, chains are required in several areas in the… Read more Audio

Residents of a small eastern Bay of Plenty town remain hopeful for the future despite its paper mill shutting up shop. Kawerau's Tasman Mill has been operating for 66 years.

It is set to close for… Read more Audio

Some prisons are banning a newsletter that offers inmates advice on human rights and peaceful protest.

Corrections say they fear the pamphlets could pose a threat to the security of the prison.

But… Read more Audio

Gisborne Police say the large number of people who helped search for three-year-old Axle near Tolaga Bay last month may have made the search chaotic.

They're looking at ways to improve managing… Read more Audio

While Wellington waits to see if the region will move back down to alert level 1, there is growing frustration from some older people over the time it is taking to get them vaccinated.

So far city… Read more Audio

We don't need a handout, we need a vaccine rollout.

That's the message from Queenstown businesses to the government.

As the suspension of the trans-Tasman bubble starts to bite in the tourist… Read more Audio

The prospect of finding any more survivors in the rubble of the collapsed apartment building in Miami appears to be fading following a fruitless day for rescuers.

The painstaking process has… Read more Audio