Morning Report

The National Party has thrown down an electoral challenge - we won't make any deal with New Zealand First post election, so don't waste your vote on them.

It's a high-stakes gamble, attempting to… Read more Audio

Heavy rain has closed State Highway Six south of Fox Glacier and caused power cuts in south Westland.

MetService is predicting further heavy rain to fall on the West Coast until Tuesday night.

The… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters have paid tribute to Mike Moore, the former Labour prime minister who died yesterday aged 71.

Moore led the country for two… Read more Audio

The Black Caps have ended their 5-match Twenty20 series against India without a win, collapsing to lose the final match by seven runs at Bay Oval. Read more Audio

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

Albatrosses have been patrolling the seas for illegal fishing as part of a new study lead by a French scientist.

Two hundred of the birds were fitted with GPS trackers that detect radar emissions… Read more Audio

Some school principals are calling for more and consistent support when students are excluded. They say the way students are dealt with after being suspended will leave already at-risk students worse… Read more Audio

Nurturing men's parenting skills while they're prison can reduce the chances of them reoffending when they get out.

Nearly a third of men released from prison end up back inside after a just year and… Read more Audio

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