Morning Report

The Homegrown New Zealand music festival kicks off on Friday for its final time on the Wellington Waterfront. Bill Hickman has more. Audio

Māori educators are deeply concerned by a government proposal to reinvest funding for resource teachers into other - as yet unknown - frontline support. The Ministry of Education has asked all schools… Read more Audio

An accident compensation lawyer is calling for political parties to set aside differences and agree on cross-party reform to modernise and improve the ACC system. ACC specialist lawyer Phil Schmidt… Read more Audio

Infrastructure New Zealand chief executive Nick Leggett was at the Global Investment Summit on Thursday and said he thought the government pitched the country well in its speeches. Leggett spoke to… Read more Audio

Joseph Parker is in line for another title shot with the World Boxing Organisation ordering world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to open talks with the New Zealander for a mandatory title… Read more Audio

New Zealand's formula one driver Liam Lawson says deep down he believes he is the best driver on the planet. Morning Report's Ben Strang spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Half of the buildings in south Dunedin remain vulnerable to flooding with the risk set to increase in the coming decades. Adam Burns reports. Audio

A coroner has found that a young Gloriavale man's death was the result of an accident after experimenting with blacking out. Reporter Anna Sargent spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Ian Tollemache, the man who has inoperable cancer in his remaining lung after a botched surgery saw him lose the other, isn't just seeking a lung transplant he wants the ACC system overhauled to… Read more Audio

Members of the Muslim community fear more people will die in mass shootings if firearms restrictions are rolled back. Timothy Brown has more. Audio

An Ohakune resident says the recent closure of the Desert Road is the only time the town has wanted roadworks to continue. As Krystal Gibbens reports, it ends a short boom time for businesses along… Read more Audio

Labour says it does not support the private ownership of core infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, and prisons. Labour's infrastructure spokesperson Kieran McAnulty spoke to Corin Dann. Audio