Morning Report

A local professor is criticising the World Health Organisation's approach to vaping, because it protects the cigarette trade and could cause more harm than good. Emeritus Professor Robert Beaglehole… Read more Audio

The Government will unveil its national cancer strategy this weekend. There's a sense of eager anticipation surrounding the event, with many in the health sector hoping it will include setting up a… Read more Audio

All Black Liam Squire has revealed he turned down the chance to be selected for the World Cup for the sake of his own mental health, saying he didn't feel "physically or mentally" ready for the… Read more Audio

Spring arrives officially on Sunday but weather forecasters expect winter is not ready yet to say goodbye. A rare weather event that's expected to peak over Antarctica today will unlock cold winds… Read more Audio

Nearly 30 years after Maori lodged a bid for legal protection for their intellectual and cultural property rights, the Government has finally issued a formal response. Their claim to the Waitangi… Read more Audio

A community action group says free lunches for children don't go far enough for families in poverty. The government has announced a programme to serve a daily free lunch in 30 schools from the first… Read more Audio

Nearly a thousand people have died on the roads in the past two and a half years. Those deaths are devastating families, but are also costing the country about 15-billion-dollars. Those working to… Read more Audio

People living with MS in New Plymouth are running a one-day Brain Health seminar tomorrow tagged "Time Matters" to push their message that the provinces are missing out on neurology services. They… Read more Audio

Health officials say the country may have already lost herd immunity for measles.

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There have been at least 849 cases of measles nationwide in this year's outbreak, with 731 in… Read more Audio

A new study says injured e-scooter riders in Auckland are clogging up already overburdened surgery wards, and the costs to the health system continue to climb. A paper out this morning in the New… Read more Audio

The long-standing chair of Hawke's Bay Fish and Game Council has been asked to step down after an audit raised "serious concerns" about the organisation's governance. An investigation was launched… Read more Audio

The furious row over the Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to shut down parliament for five weeks shows no sign of going away. Demonstrations have broken out across the UK, more than a million… Read more Audio