Morning Report

An iwi leader on the government's new tourism taskforce says there is an "untapped wealth" of Māori stories that should form the basis of a new tourism economy. 

The Tourism Futures Taskforce will… Read more Audio

A Māori social housing provider says families renting in the Far North are living in third world conditions and a Green Party policy to build thousands more affordable homes a year is desperately… Read more Audio

As the wage subsidy scheme starts to wind down, the Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he doesn't believe there'll be a massive spike in job losses as a result.

About 1.7 million employees have… Read more Audio

The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko says some soreness in her back won't hinder her as she pushes for her first LPGA Tour win in more than two years. Read more Audio

A Wellington fashion brand is embarking on recycling its products - when they reach the end of their wearable life - into new fabric.

Little Yellow Bird is aiming to 'close the loop' on its supply… Read more Audio

A scientific model that estimates the likelihood and strength of earthquake shaking in different parts of New Zealand is being revised to reflect the latest research knowledge.

GNS Science is… Read more Audio

New research has shown plants can work together to survive.

In the tropical rainforest on Lord Howe Island off Australia's East Coast, biologists found ferns living in colonies.

This kind of… Read more Audio

A former New Zealand Commonwealth Games gymnast says a culture of abuse is so ingrained in gymnastics many athletes fail to recognise it.

Dr Georgia Cervin is now an honourary research fellow in… Read more Audio

A rural council in Hawke's Bay has agreed to relieve the financial stress of a controversial group that owns the rights to a failed dam project.

In 2018, a plan to build the Ruataniwha dam was… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio