Morning Report

New Zealand cricket is mourning one of its most revered figures - John R Reid, who has died at the age of 92. Reid was captain when New Zealand won its first ever test, against the West Indies in… Read more Audio

We're in the home stretch to polling day. And this week we're catching up with the leaders as they wrap up their campaigns to see how things have gone. The Maori Party was swept out of parliament in… Read more Audio

Anti-cannabis campaigners say slapping a 20-year-old-age limit on buying weed won't stop the drug from harming young people. Studies show marijuana can halt motivation for young people, even leading… Read more Audio

France has declared a state of emergency as a severe second wave of Covid-19 sweeps across Europe. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced night time curfews in Paris and eight other major… Read more Audio

An ex-prisoner, housed at a child sex offender unit at Rimutaka Prison, claims fellow residents are smoking synthetic cannabis while authorities turn a blind eye. He says Corrections staff are… Read more Audio

The Green Party says it is the voters who decide what gets discussed at any coalition talks following the election. Labour's Jacinda Ardern has repeatedly ruled out any talks over the Greens 'Wealth… Read more Audio

Two days out from the election and National is facing the prospect of losing around a dozen MPs. With support for the party stagnating in the low 30s leader Judith Collins has been trying to shore up… Read more Audio

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

A recent guest in managed isolation is calling on the government to start recycling waste from the country's border hotels. To reduce the handling of waste or dishes and the potential spread of… Read more Audio

Germany has recorded more than 5,000 daily new coronavirus infections for the first time since April. New restrictions have been announced by chancellor Angela Merkel. Our German correspondent, Thomas… Read more Audio

For the first time in a decade, prisoners serving less than three years can vote in the general election. A 2010 move to restrict prisoner voting rights was reversed last year following criticism by… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio