Morning Report

More flooding, habitat loss, poorer water quality and fewer species could be on the cards for a Southland lagoon as the climate changes.

The Department of Conservation has published a report today… Read more Audio

The family of an elderly woman say her rest home cut them out of a dementia assessment process, then gave them two weeks to find her a new place to live.

Isobel Grieve was a resident at Aria Bay care… Read more Audio

Questions are being raised about a proposed development near Ngamotu Beach in New Plymouth and its distance from an active oil well.

The Seaport Land Company wants to transform Fonterra's former cool… Read more Audio

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

Descendants of Tūhoe prophet Rua Kēnana say the crown's pardon of their ancestor will help heal pain and tears that have remained raw over many years.

The Rua Kēnana Pardon Bill passed its second and… Read more Audio

The woman who accused a Labour Party staff member of a serious sexual assault is reportedly standing by her version of events, despite an independent investigation finding insufficient evidence to… Read more Audio

A journalist who wrote an unauthorised biography of business leader Sir Ron Brierley says she was not surprised he'd been arrested in Australia on charges of possessing child pornography.

Sir Ron… Read more Audio

Whakatāne hospital doctors, nurses and specialists are taking stress leave after the horror of last week's deadly eruption at Whakaari/White Island.

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is now… Read more Audio

The Drug Foundation wants roadside drug testing to be in place before the cannabis referendum next year.

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter says she will introduce a bill to parliament… Read more Audio

Trent Boult says to represent New Zealand in a Boxing Day cricket Test will tick off one of his long-held goals. Read more Audio

It's that time of year when we find out what word has been judged Word of the Year by readers of the Public Address website.

Russell Brown from Public Address is here to make the big reveal and a… Read more Audio

The Government has failed to deliver on its promise to rein in spending on expensive contractors and consultants.

The total spending on this by a group of the biggest departments has jumped by 14… Read more Audio