Morning Report

School zones are again in the news, this time on the back of new education reforms.

Schools will no longer set their own enrolement areas - it will be done instead by a network of regional offices… Read more Audio

The government has unveiled a major overhaul of the school system, including taking away schools' powers to set their own enrolment zones.

A newly formed Education Service Agency will take on the… Read more Audio

The Catholic Church has begun its first-ever survey in New Zealand to get to grips with just how many priests abused how many children.

A researcher into abuse by clergy says this could be the… Read more Audio

A mysterious foundation that loans money to New Zealand First is under scrutiny, with concerns that while it's lawful, it fails to provide the transparency voters need in a democracy.

The party has… Read more Audio

Australian fire crews have battled through the night as more than a hundred fires continue to burn in eastern states, dozens out of control.

Tuesday's conditions were officially designated… Read more Audio

Forty-six rookies have received Super Rugby contracts for the first time. Read more Audio

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

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the way officials have applied immigration policy in the past has allowed for rorting of the system.

A change in approach by Immigration New Zealand in… Read more Audio

The mayor of the New South Wales district where two people have died in bushfires says she's disgusted Australia's former deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce disparaged the victims as most likely… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Residents in the New South Wales town of Taree say they are ready to evacuate.

Taree is just north east of the Hillville fire, which is continuing to rage.

Dennis Royal, who works at Taree Tenpin… Read more Audio