Morning Report

Armed police are on patrol in Wairoa after the police were targeted in two shootings over the weekend. An officer was at home with their family when a shotgun was fired at the front door at about 11pm… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The National Party has railed against a landmark court ruling which allows judges more flexibility when sentencing meth dealers - and says it would consider legislating to overrule it. A Court of… Read more Audio

Police say they had already ramped up their presence in Wairoa before the weekend's violence. A shotgun was fired through the front door of an officer's home on Saturday night, and then the police… Read more Audio

About 40 thousand more New Zealanders are set to begin receiving potentially life-saving screening for bowel cancer. Twelve thousand of them live in the Whanganui District Health Board area, which… Read more Audio

The Auckland District Health Board hasn't adopted a coroner's recommendation to improve its mental health services after a psychiatric patient died in Samoa. The recommendation was part of findings… Read more Audio

A new study from the Univeristy of Auckland has found that using social media only makes a small difference to a person's mental health compared to other activities like watching TV or playing… Read more Audio

The defeated Auckland mayoral contender John Tamihere says he can pin his election failure on white elderly voters in the city's leafier suburbs not voting for him. At the final count he received… Read more Audio

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio