Morning Report

People returning here from mainland China are pleading for more help as they struggle to find suitable places to keep themselves apart from others.

Volunteers are helping people who have had to… Read more Audio

The National Party has flagged a tax cut package if elected - saying New Zealanders are struggling under the costs imposed by the coalition government.

But there has been little detail offered… Read more Audio

A lobbying firm run by a New Zealand First Foundation trustee pushed for a law change on behalf of a property development company, which then donated tens of thousands of dollars to the foundation.

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The Serious Fraud Office has laid charges relating to two donations made to the National Party - one in 2017 and one in 2018 - both of a $100,000.

At the end of last month the Office confirmed it was… Read more Audio

The New Zealanders in quarantine on board the cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, are being offered seats on a plane that's leaving Japan for Australia tomorrow but not all of them want to go.

A… Read more Audio

The inability of spinner Mitchell Santner to be an attacking force at test level has seen him dropped for the two test series against India. Read more Audio

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

The UK is facing another day of flooding and travel chaos as it struggles with its second major storm in less than a week.

Some areas have recorded more than double their average rainfall for… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Schools may need more power to order students to quarantine themselves to prevent the spread of pandemic viruses.

Macleans College in Auckland has hundreds of foreign students and asked 260 of them… Read more Audio

Team LeBron beat Team Giannis by two points at the 69th NBA All-Star basketball game in Chicago that fell silent for eight seconds before tip-off as about 21,000 fans joined hands to pay their… Read more Audio