Morning Report

A copy of Love Me Do that was the very first Beatles song played on the radio is up for auction next week.

In 1962, the single was played on Radio Luxembourg.

Now it's being auctioned off in the UK.

Communities in the Australian state of Victoria have been urged to prepare for a severe fire risk today.

Blazes continue to burn in East Gippsland in the state's northeast, despite the wet weather… Read more Audio

On Sunday night, people in the Bay of Plenty jumped into their cars after sirens went off - but that turned out to be a false alarm.

Yesterday the director of the National Emergency Management Agency… Read more Audio

Kōura, pāua and kina are staple foods in Tairāwhiti, but future generations are unlikely to get a chance to enjoy them. 

That's one of the key climate change impacts on East Coast communities that… Read more Audio

After 91 years of cigarettes being made just north of Wellington, Imperial Tobacco is calling it quits.

It's planning to close its Petone factory which will cost 122 people their jobs.

Imperial's… Read more Audio

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

The American fruit importer who coined the term 'kiwifruit' for chinese gooseberries from New Zealand has died in California at the age of 96.

Frieda Caplan became known as the Kiwi Queen after she… Read more Audio

An expert on refugee law says a new ruling from the United Nations would mean New Zealand has to take climate refugees.

In a landmark case the UN has found it is unlawful for governments to send… Read more Audio

A case of the deadly coronavirus has been diagnosed for the first time in the United States.

It's the first time a case of the virus has been found outside Asia and was detected in a passenger from… Read more Audio

The American tennis great John McEnroe says he'll pledge $1,500 to the Australian bushfire relief fund for each set Nick Kyrgios wins at the Australian Open. Read more Audio