Morning Report

A Māori-led protest group in Kaikōura is threatening to occupy land to stop a walking and cycling path being built on burial sites at Mangamaunu despite assurances the developers are looking for… Read more Audio

The country's newest Great Walk, the Paparoa Track, is expected to be be a much needed boon for the West Coast economy.

The $12 million track, designed for both trampers and mountain bikers, is… Read more Audio

Summer is officially underway but if you live in the lower North Island and the South Island you can prepare for an unsettled week.

It's expected to turn wet and windy as a series of fronts… Read more Audio

The London Bridge attack has pushed law and order towards the top of the British political agenda, with days to go before a snap election.

Usman Khan, wearing a fake suicide vest and wielding knives… Read more Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson signalled there will be more spending on infrastructure over the weekend, but he won't say precisely where yet.

He told Corin Dann an announcement will be made in 10… Read more Audio

Schools will get an early Christmas present to the tune of $400 million to spend on upgrades to school property and grounds.

It was the main pitch to members from the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at… Read more Audio

District hospital staff in Samoa say more people are coming to get vaccinated as the death toll from measles continues to rise.

Forty-eight people are now dead due to measles - most of them children.

Traditional Christmas community gatherings are being cancelled in Samoa as the death toll from measles continues to climb.

One in 50 people on the Pacific island has been infected with measles - and… Read more Audio

Another major setback for the Hurricanes ahead of next year's Super Rugby season. Read more Audio

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

The director of the Cook Islands climate change office says Pacific countries will be trying to apply as much pressure as possible in the latest round of United Nations climate talks.

The latest… Read more Audio

Hospitality businesses in the top of the South Island are struggling to attract workers to fill summer vacancies.

Some say they've not had a single application from a usually abundant visitor… Read more Audio