Morning Report

Ngāti Kahungunu says it's been tricked by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council into supporting a water project it strongly opposes.

The Provincial Growth Fund awarded $30 million to the council for water… Read more Audio

The New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson says to come back from losing the toss and giving up 350 runs to England in their first innings shows a remarkable performance by his side. Read more Audio

Investigation on Hepatitis Foundation finds excessive expenses, Ngati Kahungunu 'tricked' into supporting PGF application, Moeraki boulder vandalism leaves locals fuming, Walker taken to court for… Read more Audio

Polling has begun in Bougainville's referendum on whether to have independence or greater autonomy within Papua New Guinea. Read more Audio

Mobile phones across the country were set off by the latest test of the national Civil Defense cell phone alert system on Sunday night.

About 60 percent of phones were alerted in previous tests of… Read more Audio

Local building owners with potentially flammable building cladding are being urged to join a class action seeking compensation from manufacturers.

The law firm Russel McVeagh and an Australian… Read more Audio

National's agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller wants more balance in how the country's education system portrays farmers.

His comments come in response to a question in a Level 3 English paper that… Read more Audio

In the wake of the Grace Millane trial there are calls to broaden a bill before Parliament to ensure a dead victim's sexual history isn't also dragged through the courts.

The legislation, aimed at… Read more Audio

Back to our story on a campaign to move Auckland's port to Whangarei:

A spokesperson for the Waterfront 2029 campaign, Michael Goldwater, said Auckland had a once-in-a-generation opportunity to… Read more Audio

A man who spent more than 16 years in a US Prison for his part in murdering tourists at a gorilla watching saunctuary, has been deported to Australia.

Francois Karake, 55, was released from an… Read more Audio

Police officers who shot a man holding two children hostage are being stood down for 10 days.

It followed a lengthy standoff after a man in Tauranga threatened his partner with a knife, before… Read more Audio

New Zealand's dominant batting display in the first cricket Test has shown the tourists just what it takes to make big scores, says England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler. Read more Audio