Morning Report

Air New Zealand has applied to trademark its 'Kia Ora' logo, which is used on the front of the airline's inflight Kia Ora magazine. The Maori Council has called the application an "insult to New… Read more Audio

Fears a no-deal Brexit could lead to shortages of food and medicine, and massive delays at the border have been confirmed this morning, after the UK Government released its worst case scenario plans… Read more Audio

Northland's Ngati Hine people have begun a fund-raising drive to get on the road and seek their own mandate for a Treaty settlement. The large Ngapuhi sub-tribe were fierce opponents of the Tuhoronuku… Read more Audio

A secret briefing on the perilous state of New Plymouth's water pipes has raised the ire of council aspirants in the city. Mayoral candidate Max Brough says incumbent councillors were told at least… Read more Audio

New Zealand is falling behind other countries -- especially Australia -- when it comes to surviving cancer. That's the key conclusion of an international study of cancer survival, published in Lancet… Read more Audio

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

The chief MP pushing to legalise euthanasia David Seymour has accused one of his Parliamentary foes of stalling when counting votes effectively slowing down the progress of his legislation. But the… Read more Audio

An Auckland restaurant owner feels helpless and ignored by Immigration New Zealand as he tries to sort out visas problems for his foreign workers. Sam Bratton has been running the restaurant Vondel in… Read more Audio

Political commentators Jess Berentson-Shaw and Morgan Godfery discuss the unfolding saga of Labour's handling of complaints from staff, including an allegation of serious sexual assault. Audio

New Zealand history will be taught in all schools from 2022 The Prime Minister made the announcement a short time ago, after unveiling a plaque at Parliament to commemorate the New Zealand Wars… Read more Audio

Master carver, bridge builder, celestial navigator, a key figure in the revival of waka hourua or double-hulled voyaging canoes ... Sir Hekenukumai Busby... who died earlier this year, wore many potae… Read more Audio