Morning Report

New Zealanders stranded on the Diamond Princess cruise ship are offered an escape plan A second 100-thousand dollar donation to National sparks Serious Fraud Office charges More details emerge of New… Read more Audio

A scientific study of the number of insects splattered by cars in the UK has revealed a huge decline in the abundance of bugs over two decades.

The research by the Kent Wildlife Trust adds to growing… Read more Audio

Controversy appears to have followed Israel Folau to his Super League debut with the Catalans Dragons in the south of France at the weekend.

Two women say they were told to remove rainbow flags, a… Read more Audio

Fears are rising for food security as massive swarms of locusts sweep across east Africa, destroying crops.

Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing their worst outbreaks in decades, while Uganda… Read more Audio

Hundreds of cyclists will take part in a memorial ride today in Wellington to pay their respects to Brent Norriss, a cyclist who was killed while cycling on State Highway 2 on 3 February.

The… Read more Audio

The government agency WorkSafe is promising to clamp down over 'hidden' deaths that have sent the tally of work-place fatalities rocketing.

The official count made in 2018 was 42 deaths.

That more… Read more Audio

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

Researchers say councils need to be doing much more to ensure homes and other buildings are not wiped out when a mega-tsunami eventually strikes the east coast of the North Island.

Scientists predict… Read more Audio

The Government is locked in talks about overhauling the residence visa programme to prioritise highly skilled immigrants.

Some skilled workers are waiting more than 15 months for the visas, and the… Read more Audio

The police have announced a five week trial of an eagle helicopter in Christchurch.

The helicopter, taken from the fleet in Auckland, will be starting to fly around the city from today, until 20… Read more Audio

Forestry Minister Shane Jones says help is on the way for the forestry industry which is struggling with supply chain problems in China, due to the outbreak of Covid-19.

He speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

Despite a prediction that a couple of New Zealand teams would struggle in this year's Super Rugby competition, the local teams are reasonably well placed after three weeks. Read more Audio