Morning Report

Documents show a highly paid senior manager at the Transport Agency heads a team that has trebled in size by being filled with contractors. This comes at a time when government agencies have been… Read more Audio

Facebook says by the end of September it had removed more than 4.5 million pieces of content related to the Christchurch mosque attacks.

In figures out today, it says 97 percent of the items were… Read more Audio

Hawke's Bay hapū are at loggerheads with Wairoa District Council over the closure of a bridge which forces them to carry bodies nearly a kilometre on foot for burial at their urupā.

Patangata Bridge… Read more Audio

The catastrophic fire conditions have eased over much of New South Wales, but there are still dozens of bushfires burning in both New South Wales and Queensland.

Residents in Noosa North Shore on… Read more Audio

David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill has passed its third reading, meaning the public will be asked to decide on whether to legalise euthanasia.

The Bill would allow people to seek a… Read more Audio

The right to choose to die is now in the hands of New Zealanders.

Last night Parliament voted 69 votes to 51 in favour of the End of Life Choice Bill that will make assisted dying legal for some… Read more Audio

The fate of RNZ and TVNZ may soon be in the hands of Cabinet ministers, as they consider a proposal to disestablish both broadcasters and create an entirely new public media entity.

The Government is… Read more Audio

The Greymouth squash player Paul Coll says he's not finished yet after making the semi-finals of the men's world championships in Doha. Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

Severe flooding in Venice that has left much of the Italian city under water.

The flooding is being blamed on climate change by the city's mayor. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro says it's the highest water… Read more Audio

Legislation which would allow some terminally ill adults to request a medically assisted death will go to a public referendum at the 2020 election.

In Parliament on Wednesday, 69 MPs voted for the… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio