Morning Report

A medical student's family say the University of Otago interns caught abusing their overseas work placements are being used as scapegoats.

More than 50 final year medical students will be prevented… Read more Audio

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

Mana whenua of Ihumātao are disappointed and seriously displeased to hear the Crown might help Auckland Council buy the contested land.

Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering lending $40… Read more Audio

The Electoral Commisison has received a complaint about how New Zealand First uses a foundation to handle donations.

NZ First leader Winston Peters says he's confident the party has always acted… Read more Audio

Investigators reported finding many flaws in a major bus operator's safety systems after a bus careened down a hill killing three people near Gisborne in 2016.

But these findings were dropped by the… Read more Audio

The Government is introducing new powers which it says will protect New Zealanders' interests in important assets such as ports and airports, telecommunications and electricity infrastructure.

A new… Read more Audio

Tauranga's Bay Oval will become the ninth venue to host Test cricket in New Zealand when the Black Caps play England in the first test tomorrow. Read more Audio

The British band Coldplay has chosen the Otago Daily Times - of all the world's media outlets - to reveal the lyrics to their new album.

The paper features the words to the 15 songs on the album the… Read more Audio

Four top US officials are testifying in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump today.

At question is a 25 July phone call in which President Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr… Read more Audio

More New Zealand medical staff are due in Samoa today as the death toll continues to rise from a measles outbreak in the country.

Samoa declared a State of Emergency on Friday to deal with an… Read more Audio

Warning: This story contains themes that may disturb some people.

The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane will continue to hear defence evidence today.

The 27-year-old… Read more Audio

New Zealand First has allegedly breached electoral law.

The party has received tens of thousands of dollars in loans from the New Zealand First Foundation. Loans are not subject to the same… Read more Audio