Morning Report

A NASA satellite has discovered three new worlds - one of which could be habitable - in what is just its first year in orbit.

The satellite, known as TESS, was launched in 2018 in the hope of finding… Read more Audio

Not everyone is happy with the government's plan to merge all the country's polytechs - the Southland Institute of Technology for one.

Invercargill's zero fees polytech has bucked the trend for… Read more Audio

A group of students want the public to boycott an exhibition by a controversial artist - labelling him a racist whose work appropriates Māori culture.

Theo Schoon was an influential but deeply… Read more Audio

Stay away from the beach this weekend if you live on the West Coast.

Civil Defence is warning that swells of close to 10-metres will hammer the coast over the weekend.

Corin Dann speaks with Mark… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Radical changes to drinking water standards were announced this week, aimed at prompting councils to lift their game.

The Government made similar revisions 15 years ago for the same reasons – yet in… Read more Audio

Maori land activists in Wellington who are fighting a housing development in Shelly Bay say they're watching the outcome of the Ihumatao occupation closely.

The Mau Whenua group says some of their… Read more Audio

Gamers may be over the moon about the country's first 5G network but tech experts say, for everyday users, it won't be worth it.

Vodafone's new network is due launch this December and the company is… Read more Audio

The government has put aside $200 million for its overhaul of apprenticeships and polytechnics.

On Thursday it announced widespread changes including merging the 16 stand alone polytechnics into a… Read more Audio

Batsman Steve Smith struck a superb 144 on his return to the Australian cricket team as they recovered from 122 for 8 to reach 284 all out against England in the first innings of the first Ashes test… Read more Audio

Hand dug over three years, the Durie Elevator is being celebrated as it turns 100 years old in Whanganui this week.

It's the only underground lift in the southern hemisphere, and descends 66 metres… Read more Audio

Democrats in the United States are licking their wounds after two separate television debates held in Detroit.

Twenty candidates seeking the party's Presidential nomination for the 2020 Election… Read more Audio