Morning Report

Low voter turnout and the way votes are cast are concerning mayoral candidates across the country - hoping to take out the top job. Voting in the local body elections closes at noon on Saturday. As… Read more Audio

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

A damning report into the Transport Agency has found pervasive problems in the culture and structure of the agency from the senior leadership down. The Agency had a backlog of over 850 compliance… Read more Audio

Continuing with the situation in northeastern Syria, US President Donald Trump has released a statement saying the US "does not endorse this attack and has made it clear to Turkey that this operation… Read more Audio

Turkish warplanes have bombed parts of north-eastern Syria at the start of an offensive which could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the US. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the… Read more Audio

Footage from an anti-Semitic attack in the German city of Halle was livestreamed overnight on Amazon's video gaming platform Twitch. Two people were killed in the attacks on a synagogue and a kebab… Read more Audio

A former president of New Zealand First says the recent leaks must be coming from someone who holds or held a high position in the party. Audio

Rugby World Cup bosses, teams and fans are keeping their eyes on super typhoon Hagibis which has been upgraded to a category 5 violent typhoon as it tracks towards Japan's main island of Honshu. Audio

The mother of a psychiatric patient who died mysteriously in a Samoan prison is pleading one last time for the Government's help. Audio

Big bills are coming for motorists and truck operators after the Government said they will have to pick up the tab for improved road safety. Audio

An Austrian Countess who breached New Zealand's overseas investment rules when she bought Hadleigh Station in Wairarapa has been fined just a fraction of the purchase price and been allowed to keep… Read more Audio