Morning Report

The daughter of the pilot who flew the Air New Zealand plane that crashed into Mt Erebus says the disaster has had ripple effects that still influence many peoples' lives today.

A Royal Commission of… Read more Audio

The new political party Sustainable New Zealand thinks it has what it takes to be the next minor party in Parliament. The Party's leader Vernon Tava says the party will be pro environment, science and… Read more Audio

The Police are defending using an Armed Response Team to pull over a man wanted in connection to a dishonesty crime, who was known to carry firearms.

A disgruntled bystander filmed what happened… Read more Audio

Liverpool's beaten reigning champions Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield to move eight points clear at the top of English football's Premier League. Read more Audio

Wellington's new electric cross-harbour ferry, is shaping up to slash its owners' fuel bill by $250,000 each year.

The ferry, which is being built and assembled by the Wellington Electric Boat… Read more Audio

A large fire on the roof of a restaurant closed off streets in central Wellington on Sunday afternoon.

Crews were called to fight the fire on the Cuba Street just after 4pm.

Charlotte Cook has more.

Warm and windy conditions helped to fan a fire in rural Otago over the weekend, spreading it five times faster than normal.

The fire started at the edge of Te Papanui Conservation Park near… Read more Audio

Two dozen of the 600 dead rats that washed up on a West Coast beach will be sent to Palmerston North today for testing to find out what killed them.

The Department of Conservation is hoping… Read more Audio

New political party Sustainable New Zealand thinks they have what it takes to be the next minor party in Parliament.

Sustainable New Zealand leader Vernon Tava is promising he will work with all… Read more Audio

Forty years on from the Erebus Disaster which claimed 257 lives, a former Attorney General says he has one real regret from that period.

In November 1979 an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight crashed… Read more Audio

Documents show the country's major certifier of building products has been the subject of complaints, warnings and investigations since it began.

CertMark founder John Thorpe was investigated before… Read more Audio

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service has forecast 'catastrophic fire danger' for the Sydney and Hunter regions tomorrow, warning that lives and homes will be at risk.

Fires raged through New South… Read more Audio