Morning Report

Queenstown's $130 million new road is opening on Thursday. Queenstown Lakes District Council infrastructure committee chair Gavin Bartlett spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

House prices across the country are showing huge gaps - with some suburbs costing millions more than others. realestate.co.nz spokesperson Vanessa Williams spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Drivers in the Wairarapa will save an estimated three minutes driving between Featherston and Masterton now the speed limit is back up to 100 kilometres an hour. Masterton mayor Gary Caffell and… Read more Audio

The deadly Samoan measles outbreak in 2019 has been raised in the confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr in the US Senate. Correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

A Green Party MP has accused some government ministers of being, quote "outwardly racist and xenophobic", and he's called on the Prime Minister and Parliament's Speaker to take action. Green Party… Read more Audio

Large parts of Auckland Hospital were without water on Wednesday night, due to a leak in one of the hospital's wards. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton spoke… Read more Audio

New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston has won the Surf Coast Classic in Melbourne, beating Olympic road champion Chloe Dygert of the US. Audio

Business news for 30 January 2025 Audio

Oranga Tamariki's cuts to early intervention services in the community has advocates worried that more kids will end up in care. Political reporter Lillian Hanly has more. Audio

Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled her plan for economic growth, announcing a number of projects, including reviving a plan to expand London's Heathrow Airport, which has already drawn… Read more Audio

A Nelson transport planner is taking the government to court over its rollback of speed limit reductions on state highways around the country. Reporter Adam Burns has more. Audio

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio