Morning Report

Tax officials want to change the law so that people who 'flip' houses can't avoid tax by changing the person who buys and sells the property each time.

The proposed change is part of the initatives… Read more Audio

It's been a turbulent year for British politics, with three Brexit deadlines missed, two deals failing to get through parliament, two Prime Ministers struggling to contain splits in their own party… Read more Audio

The National party says it will block gang members and their associates from the dole if they can't prove they don't have illegal income or assets.

The party will release a new discussion document… Read more Audio

"STOP: Hiking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing is NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY due to bad weather" - those are the words that will greet anyone trying to tramp one of the country's most popular walks in adverse… Read more Audio

Sausages, chips and popcorn could be banned from early childhood centres because of the choking risk they pose for under-five-year-olds. The Education Ministry says pre-schoolers are at a higher risk… Read more Audio

Keith Wiffin was repeatedly abused at the state-run Epuni Boys' Home in Lower Hutt when he was a child. He gave evidence at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care at its first public… Read more Audio

Career criminal Arthur Taylor has told the Royal Commission investigating abuse he never would have messed with the law if he hadn't been placed in state care. The 63-year-old is one of 28 witnesses… Read more Audio

The Kiwis coach Michael Maguire expects star pivot Shaun Johnson to go away and work on his game and eventually return to the national side. Audio

Criticism about unprofessional counselling and lengthy wait-lists has prompted the University of Canterbury to consider changes to its Health Centre.

Student magazine Canta says an overwhelming… Read more Audio

One of this country's longest-serving prisoners, Arthur Taylor, has told the Royal Commission into abuse in care, that the time he spent at the Epuni Boys' Home is responsible for his life of crime… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio