Morning Report

A Wellington composer is harnessing the toots from cars travelling through the Mount Victoria Tunnel to turn into a musical "Carcophony".

Chris Winter has been mulling over the idea for a decade -… Read more Audio

Moving dairy cows indoors could be part of the answer to bringing down emissions on farms.

Farmers face having five years to come up with their own tool to price and pay for the carbon and methane… Read more Audio

Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing for some people.

A woman has told the abuse inquiry she was sexually assaulted by a nun and repeatedly raped by foster parents.

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The Zero Carbon Bill, which will shape how the country prepares and adapts to climate change, has passed through its final reading in Parliament with unanimous support.

But whether it will survive in… Read more Audio

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

With just two days to go before the poll closes, more than 40,000 people have voted in this year's Bird of the Year.

The contest, run by Forest and Bird, has been going for fifteen years, and not a… Read more Audio

National MP Joanne Hayes says Māori could end up better off if their welfare payments were reduced.

She says people have been telling her a party discussion document that talks about getting tough on… Read more Audio

Sonny Bill Williams has confirmed this morning he's saying goodbye to rugby and hello again to rugby league - in Canada.

He's signed a two year deal with Toronto Wolfpack, which although based in… Read more Audio

Former Christchurch City councillor Deon Swiggs says he will struggle to clear his name now a code of conduct investigation against him has been dropped.

The investigation was launched by the Council… Read more Audio

A review has found numerous failings in the way Oranga Tamariki handled the way it tried to remove a baby from its mother in Hawkes Bay earlier in 2019 and has resulted in widespread change of its… Read more Audio

All Black Sonny Bill Williams has confirmed he's returning to rugby league signing with Canadian club the Toronto Wolfpack on a two year deal reportedly worth $10 million. Read more Audio

Teenagers around the country are trying to turn off their phones, stay off Instagram and study for NCEA and Scholarship exams which begin on Friday.

The three-and-a-half week exam season starts this… Read more Audio