Morning Report

A Ngaruawāhia hapū is demanding to know why they were not properly consulted about a decision to destroy 300-year-old food pits. 

Excavation of the rua, which give the town its name, stopped in early… Read more Audio

The Minister for the Environment is promising safeguards will be in place as he moves to fast track major infrastructure plans.

Eleven projects are being rushed through the consent process to speed… Read more Audio

The Labour Party has unveiled its full list of candidates for the election and it includes one of the key voices advising the government during the Covid-19 crisis.

Dr Ayesha Verrall - who is an… Read more Audio

England has relaxed its rules after a three month lockdown to try and limit the spread of coronavirus.

Over 41,000 people have died from the disease in Britain. EasyJet aircraft took to the skies for… Read more Audio

Important health subjects are in line to be dropped from the final year of Otago University's medical degree.

The university has proposed no longer making psychological medicine, obstetrics or… Read more Audio

The US Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling to recognise the rights of LGBTQ workers this morning.

The ruling means the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also protects gay and transgender employees… Read more Audio

Nearly 400 health specialists are telling government it must invest in rundown GP and hospital IT systems.

A national health stocktake has revealed that data systems are outdated, poorly managed and… Read more Audio

The United States Tennis Association will repeatedly hold the U.S. Open this year without fans. Read more Audio

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

Disability advocates say the public housing agency, Kainga Ora, needs to set its sights higher when it comes to making more houses accessible.

The agency has set a target to ensure at least 15… Read more Audio

The Picton ferry redevelopment has been earmarked for fast-tracked consent as part of the government's plan to boost the economy and create jobs.

It is one of eleven projects named in the COVID-19… Read more Audio

Environmentalists are suspicious that the true impact of fast-tracking infrastructure projects is being underestimated.

Minister for the Environment David Parker has announced eleven projects to be… Read more Audio