Morning Report

Māori midwives say a workforce strategy is desperately needed as the number of midwives fails to keep up with rising Māori birth rates. There has been no Māori midwifery recruitment strategy for the… Read more Audio

Transport Agency emails reveal a flurry of activity by officials anxious to avoid embarrassment and blame after problems emerged with cameras installed in taxis. The emails from 2014 show staff had… Read more Audio

The government has drastically dialled back its KiwiBuild programme. Housing Minister Megan Woods has ditched the long-standing target of building 100,000 homes over a decade - in fact the KiwiBuild… Read more Audio

The government has drastically dialled back its KiwiBuild programme. Housing Minister Megan Woods has ditched the long-standing target of building 100,000 homes over a decade - in fact the KiwiBuild… Read more Audio

There's turmoil in the UK parliament where MPs are debating PM Boris Johnson's attempts to call a snap election next month. He wants to go to the polls on October the 15th after British MPs earlier… Read more Audio

The All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith says his focus and intent are miles ahead compared to the build up to the last Rugby World Cup. Audio

Rainbow Auckland held a mayoral forum last night with John Tamihere and Phil Goff topping the bill, joined by Craig Lord and comedian Tom Sainsbury, whose alter ego Fiona the Wine Critic is also… Read more Audio

With the World Cup in Japan fast approaching, the New Zealand Rugby Union has sent a clear message to its sponsors to treat the haka Ka Mate with respect and acknowledge the iwi who created it. In… Read more Audio

Author Lynley Hood, whose book A City Possessed argued that the child abuse trial of Peter Ellis was deeply flawed, hopes a final appeal will still be heard by the Supreme Court. Peter Ellis served… Read more Audio

Candidates on the Kāpiti Coast - including the mayor - are refusing to share the stage with the convicted sex offender and former councillor David Scott. The 73-year-old, who was convicted of indecent… Read more Audio

Housing Minister Megan Woods announced the Kiwibuild reset yesterday, which sees Kiwibuild stripped back to its bare bones. The govt has scrapped its 100,000 new homes target and is putting hundreds… Read more Audio