Morning Report

Descendants of the Tūhoe prophet Rua Kēnana are backing proposed changes to the pardon Bill, which would see the Crown take greater responsibility for the unlawful conviction of their ancestor.

The… Read more Audio

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

Back to our story on the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

The US House Intelligence Committee has called its first two witnesses - hoping to prove that Mr Trump attempted to bribe the… Read more Audio

A vote on euthanasia will go before the public during the 2020 election, after David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill passed its third reading.

The Bill allows for people suffering unbearably from a… Read more Audio

A man whose wife died while fighting in the courts for the right to end her life is applauding a vote in Parliament last night that means euthanasia will now be decided by a public referendum. 

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There was anger and tears from midwives at a public meeting last night as they vented their frustration at chronic staffing and equipment shortages at Hutt Valley DHB.

Around 90 midwives, parents and… Read more Audio

RNZ and TVNZ could be disestablished and replaced with a new public broadcaster under a new proposal that may be before Cabinet within weeks.

The government is looking at how best to shore up public… Read more Audio

The Greymouth squash player Paul Coll says he has his sights set on going further at the men's world championships in Doha. Read more Audio

Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway says migrants will be able to navigate the new visa process for culturally arranged marriages.

A change at Immigration New Zealand in May made it harder for… Read more Audio

Immigration New Zealand is planning to contact almost 1200 people with arranged marriages who were refused visas to join their new husbands and wives in New Zealand.

In May, it issued guidance to… Read more Audio

Documents show a highly paid senior manager at the Transport Agency heads a team that has trebled in size by being filled with contractors. This comes at a time when government agencies have been… Read more Audio

Facebook says by the end of September it had removed more than 4.5 million pieces of content related to the Christchurch mosque attacks.

In figures out today, it says 97 percent of the items were… Read more Audio