Morning Report

There are warnings about a viral social media challenge on the popular video sharing platform Tik Tok which can cause injuries.

One of TikTok's newest challenges involves three participants who stand… Read more Audio

Schools that are not in the government's donation scheme are worried it is hurting their ability to collect tens of millions of dollars from families.

They say the scheme has raised parents'… Read more Audio

Farmers in parts of Waikato are looking skyward hoping at least 100 millimetres of rain will fall within the next two weeks as an extreme dry takes hold in the region.

Northern, central and eastern… Read more Audio

Ahead of a major review of Māori media, Māori Television has reminded MPs the network hasn't had a funding increase in 11 years.

At a Māori Affairs Select Committee yesterday, Māori Television's… Read more Audio

Women dominate the line up of finalists in this year's Halberg Award, the highest honour in New Zealand sport.

Four out of five finalists in the team of the year category are female teams.

The Black… Read more Audio

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

Bernie Sanders has won the New Hampshire primary, the second stage in the Democratic race to find a challenger to President Trump in November's presidential election.

Sanders declared the night "the… Read more Audio

Senator Bernie Sanders, the socialist warhorse from Vermont, is celebrating victory in the New Hampshire primary, the second key state to vote in the race for the Democratic Party's Presidential… Read more Audio

All Waihi schools, except Waihi Beach, will be closed today due to the town's water shortage.

A burst water pipe left Waihi without water yesterday for a short period. A precautionary boil water… Read more Audio

A pandemic expert wants the Government to look at extending its ban on visitors from China to include other Asian countries.

Professor Nick Wilson says border controls during the coronavirus outbreak… Read more Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters took to a live Facebook chat last night to answer questions about the New Zealand First Foundation.

The secretive foundation is facing a Serious Fraud Office… Read more Audio

Sophie Devine scored her first international T20 century this week - but the White Ferns captain expects more women's cricketers will quickly follow in her footsteps. Read more Audio