Morning Report

Loch Ness locals say the possibility their fabled monster is just a really big eel, doesn't make one iota of a difference - because so many people have seen 'something' over the years. Otago… Read more Audio

Health services warn that someone will die unless foreign students are offered better counselling and mental health services. They told a conference for international education staff that they are… Read more Audio

Some of the Chinese tourists recovering from the fatal bus crash near Rotorua are deciding whether to cut their trip short and go home. A young child and and four adults died when the bus spun off the… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Greens have got their wish and the rent-to-own scheme has made it onto the Kiwibuild Reset announced by Housing Minister Megan Woods this week. Rent-to-own schemes come in various forms but… Read more Audio

The National Party says the Government's freshwater proposals are a 'gut punch' to rural New Zealand. Todd Muller is the National Party's agriculture spokesperson and spoke with us. Audio

The government's newly announced freshwater plans have been welcomed by dairy giant Fonterra. The Action Plan for Healthy Waterways aims to clean up lakes, rivers and other waterways and involves… Read more Audio

Police confirmed yesterday that that key parts of the military-style assault rifles used in the Christchurch terror attacks are illegal. Up until now gun owners trying to hand them in at buyback… Read more Audio

Tom Walsh has landed a psychological blow four weeks out from his world shot put title defence in Doha. Audio

A 22-year-old Christchurch-based roofer who has never played a first class match before will start for Tonga against the All Blacks tomorrow. It caps a meteoric rise for hooker Siua Maile who was a… Read more Audio

The self-anointed Champion of the Provinces Shane Jones has officially opened the new-look Russell wharf - after its million dollar makeover. The money from the Provincial Growth Fund has paid for the… Read more Audio

Auckland GPs in the grip of the measles outbreak have a massive job tracking and checking people who may have become infected in the doctors' waiting rooms. The disease continues to spread in the city… Read more Audio