Morning Report

The Māori All Blacks play a Moana Pasifika XV in Kirikiriroa tomorrow night in a one off match to celebrate the cultures and connections between Māori, Fijian, Samoan and Tongan communities here.

For… Read more Audio

Classics teachers say they are bitterly disappointed but not surprised by an announcement to drop Classics from NCEA level 1, and cut Latin from NCEA entirely.

The Education Minister Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio

New Zealand scientists have found the missing link that proves stress can stop you getting pregnant.

For a decade they've studied a group of neurons in the brain that control female reproduction like… Read more Audio

Witnesses at the Abuse in Care Royal Commission have recounted gruelling stories of being abused while in the care of churches.

During this week and next, the Commission is hearing from 25 survivors.

Veteran pilot John Funnell wants to raise tens of thousands of dollars to fund the legal battle for the pilot who was one of the first on the scene after the Whakaari White Island eruption.

Mark Law… Read more Audio

The Māori Party is back - marking its return to Parliament with powerful speeches and impassioned waiata. 

After a devastating loss in 2017, Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi secured the party's… Read more Audio

The mayor of Los Angeles has warned his sprawling US city was nearing "a devastating tipping point" and ordered residents to stay in their homes and avoid social gatherings.

The hard-line measures… Read more Audio

The infrastructure is now in place for for mass surveillance of New Zealanders using facial recognition technology.

This is the finding of researchers, who warn the country has few rules to control… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

The Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he's committed to ensuring unapologetic Maori voices are heard in Parliament and felt in every piece of legislation. 

Waititi gave his maid speech… Read more Audio

Facial recognition infrastructure is now in place that could enable for mass surveillance of New Zealanders and a Wellington researcher is warning state surveillance systems have become too powerful… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio