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Auckland's primary school principals are worried that there has been no let up in the city's teacher shortage. They say nobody is applying for some of their job vacancies and they are not confident… Read more Audio

Waiho! Leave that Tukua! Let go Kao - no Kaua - don't Homai - give (towards the speaker) "homai ki ahau" ki ahau meaning to me - so give it to me Hoatu - to give to someone else (use haere mai, haere… Read more Audio

A court has heard an Auckland teenager was "too scared" to run from a house the Crown says she was beaten, tortured and eventually murdered in. Dimetrius Pairama's body was found in a steel drum out… Read more Audio

Passenger jets would have to take off and land every ten minutes to ensure a decent return on the money spent, say opponents of a proposed expansion of Wanaka Airport. Their report says the proposed… Read more Audio

Work to identify risks from old landfills is set to get underway this month. The Ministry for the Environment has announced a multi-agency effort to get a better picture of the risks associated with… Read more Audio

Enrollments at kohanga reo are declining at an alarming rate, dropping by about 100 children per year on average. The Kohanga Reo National Trust says it's still struggling to retain staff, repair… Read more Audio

Ferocious bushfires are continuing to burn across Queensland and New South Wales. More than 400 people were in evacuation centres on Queensland's Sunshine Coast last night, and multiple homes have… Read more Audio

A brief update on the movemnets in the financial sector. Audio

Local body voting papers will be turning up in letter boxes in a couple of weeks and on October the 12th we'll know who's going to be in charge of our local councils and boards. Here on Morning Report… Read more Video, Audio