Morning Report

Lake Clearwater isn't living up to its name, this week health officials have issued a warning for "Te Puna a Taka" in the Ashburton Lakes Basin on Monday, after the discovery of toxic blue-green… Read more Audio

The American President Donald Trump is spending another day at the White House, with no public events on his schedule.

But behind the scenes, he continues to hold a series of private meetings that… Read more Audio

After decades without a formal marae or papakāinga housing, Te Kawerau ā Maki, can finally begin building on land in West Auckland.

The iwi has re-acquired ancestral land at Te Henga - or Bethells… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

New Plymouth has signalled it wants to begin installing residential water meters next year and start charging households for water usage within four years.

The meters are included in the city's draft… Read more Audio

The needle is moving from green to red and Aucklanders are being warned again about curtailing their water use.

Watercare's live water usage tracker monitors usage over a week and with the needle on… Read more Audio

From the start of next year, those wanting to enter the fishing industry will be able to do so as part of an apprenticeship.

The move means new recruits will be eligible for the government's… Read more Audio

The Children's Commissioner is demanding to know whether Police nation-wide are routinely taking pictures of young people on the street. 

Judge Andrew Becroft is calling for an investigation after… Read more Audio

A blistering innings from Mohammad Rizwan helped secure a much-needed win for the Pakistan cricketers ahead of the two test series against the Black Caps, starting in Mt Maunganui on Boxing Day. Read more Audio

With the borders closed and without the usual flock of international tourists, New Zealanders are expected to venture into the outdoors greater numbers than ever before.

But one biosecurity expert is… Read more Audio

Former activists who sailed to the heart of the Pacific Ocean 25 years ago to oppose nuclear testing are fuming about what they say is commercialisation of their famous protest.

In an advertising… Read more Audio

The son of a woman who died aged 100 in a troubled Lower Hutt rest home says its systemic problems accelerated her decline.

The Woburn Masonic Care home in the Hutt's wealthiest suburb is having its… Read more Audio