Morning Report

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

The health system is robbing women of the right to make the best decisions about breast cancer including if they should have a masectomy or not.

That's according to a doctorate researcher who says… Read more Audio

The Diabetes Foundation is accusing Pharmac of 'penny pinching' and says hundreds of people will die earlier than they should as a result.

The foundation says an early death is certain for 4 out of… Read more Audio

Transport officials have warned the government the Auckland Light Rail project is too big and too complex for any public agency to deliver.

RNZ has reported this morning that cabinet ministers want… Read more Audio

People desperately trying to get into managed isolation to be with dying relatives are being delayed by a clause asking for their life expectancy.

In some cases hospitals won't provide it - arguing… Read more Audio

The European Commission has called on EU countries to lift full travel bans on the UK.

Food supplies, freight and transport services remain stalled at the border, just days before Christmas.

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