Morning Report

Children are not little adults, and their experiences of hospitals can be scary. 

That's why a top Canterbury paediatrician is upset that hospital emergency care for children in Christchurch will not… Read more Audio

The search is continuing for possible survivors of a cargo ship that went missing during a typhoon off the coast of Asia.

It had around 40 people, including two New Zealanders, on board, and almost… Read more Audio

The North coach John Plumtree is expecting close to test match intensity when his side takes on the South in Wellington tomorrow night. Read more Audio

Tomorrow night's North/South rugby game in Wellington has turned team-mates to rivals and friends to foes.

The personal connections add extra spice to the All Blacks trial by another name, which will… Read more Audio

Pressure is mounting on the Otago medical school to front up to Māori and Pasifika about a proposal to cap admissions through the Māori Entry Pathway. 

One of the designers of this scheme says it was… Read more Audio

There's a battle brewing in the seat of Northland, with the future of one party potentially riding on the result.

The New Zealand First MP Shane Jones is in a fight for his political life, with the… Read more Audio

Auckland principals says roll numbers are climbing after half-full classes greeted them when schools reopened this week under level 2.5.

Safety concerns were cited for a low turnout on Monday, most… Read more Audio

Some secondary school principals want the government to change the rules so NCEA and Scholarship exams can go ahead during a lockdown.

Students are worried the exams in November and December will be… Read more Audio

Some public health experts say the hastily-improvised alert level system needs to be updated to eliminate the virus a second time.

The University of Otago's Professor Nick Wilson says it's too early… Read more Audio

Cabinet Ministers will meet today to review the country's alert levels, which are set to expire this Sunday.

A decision is expected shortly after. ACT Party leader David Seymour says many areas… Read more Audio

The Taranaki Green School at the centre of a political funding row has aspirations to create an 'eco-village' at its Oakura site including 20 houses.

This is news to the Green Party co-leader James… Read more Audio

A former deputy chair of the Canterbury District Health Board is accusing the Ministry of Health and Treasury of an ongoing campaign at the highest levels, to get rid of David Meates.

The DHB's chief… Read more Audio