Morning Report

Severe gales caused havoc in Northland on Thursday night with downed trees taking out powerlines and leaving hundreds of homes without power. Reporter Natalie Akoorie spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

This weekend the All Blacks go for the clean sweep, and the Lions and Wallabies kick off their test series. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Astronomers have, for the first time, caught the exact moment a new solar system starts to form. Purdue University assistant professor, astronomer and lead researcher Merel van 't Hoff spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

They're being called blocks of yellow gold, and whether that be cheese or butter - they're getting most of the blame for blowing out the weekly food budget. Federated Farmers dairy chair Karl Dean… Read more Audio

Coastal weather report. Audio

In today's episode, figures provided in a just released study show since 2008 there have been an average of 36,500 symptomatic cases of campylobacter each year, 535 people on average are hospitalized… Read more Audio

Three players in the All Blacks squad for this month's series against France all hail from the same school - in Fiji. Former student Maciu Vucago Raivoka spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Christchurch's mayor has told his councillors that hospital workers are sleeping in their cars just so they can get a car park. Nurses Organisation delegate at Christchurch Hospital Gayl Marryatt… Read more Audio

The Ministry of Culture and Heritage is seeking feedback from families of the Erebus disaster about potential sites for a memorial in Christchurch. Ministry of Culture and Heritage senior officer… Read more Audio

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio