Morning Report

Holiday makers face long delays and massive queues starting from today with the annual Christmas exodus from the major centres beginning earlier than usual.

Hundreds of thousands of cars are expected… Read more Audio

The former New Zealand captain Ken Rutherford says the Black Caps selectors haven't helped themselves when it comes to the situation with struggling opening batsman Jeet Raval. Read more Audio

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

Police Minister Stuart Nash is talking tough ahead of Friday's deadline for people to hand in their banned firearms.

Gun owners have until midnight tonight to take their semi automatic rifles and… Read more Audio

A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as a record-breaking heatwave exacerbates the state's bushfire crisis.

For the second day in a row, a new record has been set for Australia's… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

A week after voters in the UK went to the polls for what many called the 'Brexit Election', Queen Elizabeth has opened a new session of Parliament by delivering the Queen's Speech.

It puts Britain's… Read more Audio

New Zealand sailor Josh Junior continues to lead the Finn Gold Cup fleet after four days of racing in Melbourne. Read more Audio

Holiday makers face long delays and massive queues today as the Christmas exodus begins. Republicans call Donald Trump's impeachment the 'most rushed, least thorough and most unfair' in history. The… Read more Audio

The last of the MPs are escaping Wellington on Thursday morning, heading back to their home cities as Parliament shuts up shop for the Christmas break.

Their final duty was the end-of-year debate -… Read more Audio