Morning Report

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

An Ōtaki-based wānanga has received a one-off $10 million grant to reset its relationship with the Crown, and address research funding deficits.

Te Wānanga o Raukawa argued in its Waitangi Tribunal… Read more Audio

Donald Trump has called Justin Trudeau "two-faced", cancelled a scheduled press conference and left the NATO summit early.

It came after Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson were caught… Read more Audio

English cricket has lost one of it's greatest players. The former England captain Bob Willis has died aged 70 after a short illness. Read more Audio

Samoa shuts down so hundreds of government workers can help with measles immunisation, a gynaecologist demands junior doctors stop examining unconscious patients without prior consent, and the… Read more Audio

Researchers from Britain and New Zealand have built artificial neurons that could help people with conditions like Alzheimer's, certain types of heart failure, and other degenerative diseases.

The… Read more Audio

Small island countries in the Pacific are demanding greater commitments at this week's Madrid climate talks, saying what's been done so far is far from enough.

The demand comes as the World… Read more Audio

A man who admitted shooting dead a young south Auckland father-to-be has pleaded for forgiveness from his victim's family in court.

Yesterday, Semi Pilitati was jailed for at least 10 years after… Read more Audio

The Otago Daily Times is being told to make a substantial donation to the Red Cross in Samoa after being slammed for a cartoon considered racist, heartless and insensitive.

The paper has been forced… Read more Audio

The death toll in Samoa's measles epidemic has risen to at least 55, with children making up almost all of the dead.

As the Samoan government ramps up its mass immunisation campaign, it estimates… Read more Audio

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

It's been called the "Reefer-endum" - and as of Thursday the draft cnnabis legislation bill has been made public.

It proposes allowing people to buy up to 14 grams of the drug a day, making edibles… Read more Audio