Morning Report

Former prime minister Helen Clark wants New Zealanders to vote yes in next year's cannabis referendum. The recommendation comes off the back of a report released by her foundation, The Case for Yes… Read more Audio

Hurricane Dorian is moving very slowly north west over the Bahamas leaving devastation and flooding in its wake. Five people are confirmed dead but this number is expected to increase. Susie Ferguson… Read more Audio

Anti-abortion counselling organisations have received more than $330,000 of taxpayer money in the past 15 years. This is despite the rules for Community Organisation Grants Scheme specifying that… Read more Audio

The government's re-jigged plan for Kiwibuild is due to be announced this afternoon. The flagship policy promised a 100,00 homes in ten years, with 1000 coming in the first year - but so far only 258… Read more Audio

Top doctors in Waikato and Northland are making an urgent call for a national immunisation programme against measles. Measles cases continue to climb in Auckland, with an extra eight in the past day… Read more Audio

Works by the feminist, pacifist and modernist painter Rita Angus are destined for a world first exhibition at London's Royal Academy of Arts next year. Hers will be the first solo show of a New… Read more Video, Audio

The Tall Blacks beat Montenegro 93-83 overnight to keep alive New Zealand's hopes at the Basketball World Cup in China. The most dramatic action happened off the court, with Montenegro's fiery coach… Read more Audio

The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his former girlfriend's daughter resumes its deliberations this morning. Two-year-old Ariah Roberts died from a brain injury while in the care of… Read more Audio

The Minister for Children Tracey Martin will not outlaw youth detention in police cells - despite widespread agreement it's an unsuitable practice. She says everyone agrees police cells aren't right… Read more Audio

An interim report of the government's review of the health system is pointing to widespread and systemic flaws. It says healthcare organisations do not co-operate well, many professionals resist… Read more Audio