Morning Report

The stakes have been raised in the New Zealand First donations scandal with a $30 million lawsuit now on the cards.

Winston Peters' lawyer Brian Henry is threatening to sue Opposition MPs if they… Read more Audio

The New Zealand cricketers were left to rue some missed opportunities as England battled to 241-4 at the close of the first day's play in the opening test at Bay Oval in Mt. Maunganui. Read more Audio

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

A new online service is available to victims of racism or Islamophobia.

The website which has just launched allows victims or witnesses to report hate crimes or racism and submits the data to the… Read more Audio

Principals are preparing to push the limits of the government's new $62 million donation scheme.

Schools in the scheme can't ask parents for donations or for costs associated with core teaching and… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

The Police Minister says the government has always had two targets for adding people to the police service.

On Thursday, it ticked one of them off at a police graduation in Porirua, when the 1800th… Read more Audio

It's pretty close, that's how Black Caps bowler Neil Wagner describes the first day of the opening cricket Test against England in Mt Maunganui. Read more Audio

The stakes are raised over the New Zealand First Foundation as Winston Peters' lawyer Brian Henry threatens to sue Opposition MPs, The government's new donation scheme isn't even underway and already… Read more Audio

Disability advocates say a new playground which opened on the front lawn of Parliament yesterday is a missed opportunity because it does not cater to all children.

The playground was built as part of… Read more Audio

As we've been reporting this morning, for the second year in a row, a study's found many sunscreens do not offer the protection the label suggests.

Consumer New Zealand has been testing sunscreens… Read more Audio