Morning Report

A new study has shown that in the first 19 weeks of e-scooter use in Auckland, 180 riders ended up in the hospital's emergency department.

Almost a quarter of them had alcohol in their system, and… Read more Audio

The first Director of the new Suicide Prevention Office Carla na Nagara is one of the country's longest serving coroners. The office is responsible for implementing the Government's Every Life Matters… Read more Audio

Mental health professionals say suicide prevention campaigner Mike King's attack on the sector is unfair and misdirected.

Under pressure after his Gumboot counselling service ran out of money, the… Read more Audio

Winston Peters' case against top civil servants has been labelled "scandalous and improper" by none other than a lawyer acting for the Crown.

The Deputy Prime Minister is suing a host of figures over… Read more Audio

Helicopters remain on standby after a large fire tore across Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay overnight.

The blaze - which spread 200 by 100 metres along the western side of the peak - is now out but… Read more Audio

Sonny Bill Williams has signed a deal with Canadian league side the Toronto Wolf pack.

The Wolfpack is funded by Australian mining billionaire David Argyle and plays in the English Super League.

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

'Rigor mortis', 'Extra large bag' and 'Time in London' are just a few things the man accused of murdering Grace Millane searched for… Read more Audio

Oranga Tamariki has released a review into an attempted uplift in the Hawke's Bay earlier in 2019, which found staff were right to step in but relied on old information and didn't try hard enough to… Read more Audio

A midwife who helped to stop Oranga Tamariki taking a newborn baby from his young mother says a scathing review of the case raises more questions about the hundreds of other infants who've been… Read more Audio

A upbeat Trent Boult has re-joined the Black Caps for their fourth T20 cricket match against England in Napier today. Read more Audio

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

The biological parents of five-year-old Leon Jayet-Cole have given contrasting evidence over the circumstances leading to his death.

The autistic Christchurch school boy died in hospital in May 2015… Read more Audio