Morning Report

The Royal Commission investigating abuse in care has heard a former gang member lost the ability to love because of the time he spent as a child of the state.

The inquiry into abuse in state and… Read more Audio

Education Minister Chris Hipkins is standing in for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for in her usual Tuesday morning slot. Read more Audio

New Zealand has finally secured an enhanced free trade deal with China, but there's not yet a dollar figure on the financial benefits for local exporters.

It will make it cheaper and easier for… Read more Audio

Christopher Luxon has been selected as the National Party's candidate for the Botany electorate.

Mr Luxon put forward his name forward less than a month ago, after six years as chief executive of Air… Read more Audio

Christopher Luxon has been selected as the National Party's candidate for the Botany electorate.

Mr Luxon put forward his name forward less than a month ago, after six years as Air New Zealand's… Read more Audio

The Black Caps will revert to a more traditional game plan for game three of the T20 series against England in Nelson on Tuesday. Read more Audio

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

Twenty-four horses line up for the Melbourne Cup, the horse race that - as the saying goes - stops two nations at 5pm on Tuesday.

It's one of the biggest events of the year for betting in… Read more Audio

A jury in Dunedin has been told a former doctor on trial for murdering a 16-year-old girl used to supply her and other teenagers with drugs and alcohol.

The court also heard that Venod Skantha had… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

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

Fifteen Otago medical students who went on holiday instead of working in the foreign hospitals they had chosen for their final-year internships may not be able to graduate this year.

The students… Read more Audio