Morning Report

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is leaving nothing to chance as he fights for his political survival this election.

At one or two percent support in the polls the future is looking very… Read more Audio

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

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

New research shows that an additive that makes 1080 shiny to kea, might be the tool needed to teach the curious alpine parrots to avoid the lethal pellets.

The controversial poison is used widely to… Read more Audio

Six months on from lockdown jobseeker numbers remain stubbornly high in Taranaki with the young, Maori and women particularly hard hit.

In August, 3397 work-ready jobseekers were registered in… Read more Audio

A series of job expos, compared to "speed dating", has resulted in employment for hundreds of people in the Otago region.

The third and final "Jobbortunity" event was held in Queenstown over the… Read more Audio

A minke whale or pakaka died yesterday after getting stuck underneath a wharf in Auckland.

The four metre long juvenile got stuck near the Hobsonville Ferry Terminal.

Local iwi have blessed the… Read more Audio

The Wairoa mayor says licensing facilities must be brought back to the town.

Learner drivers in Wairoa have been taking to the roads illegally because of the obstacles they face in getting a licence.

Parents whose children were cared for at a purpose-built disability centre in Auckland say there appears to have been a deliberate attempt to run down the site.

The Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation in… Read more Audio

The government has made a plea to technology companies for law enforcement to be allowed access to encrypted content on the internet.

Minister of Justice Andrew Little said encryption can be used to… Read more Audio