Morning Report

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

A review of the health and disability system is pointing to a debilitating lack of leadership, co-operation and equity. It has also raised questions about the role of District Health Boards and… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost his majority in the UK Parliament. Conservative MP Phillip Lee defected to the Liberal Democrats ahead of a showdown between Mr Johnson and Tory rebels over… Read more Audio

The Green Party has gone into damage control mode over a flare up among members about the party's attitude to transgender rights. An opinion piece in the party's newsletter has outraged some members… Read more Audio

Anti-abortion counselling organisations have received more than $330,000 of taxpayer money in the past 15 years. The government grants are for organisations that benefit communities but they are not… Read more Audio

Two housing experts have given up on Kiwibuild before the reset has even been announced. Today, Housing Minister Megan Woods will unveil the government's recalibration - seven months and one demoted… Read more Audio

A youth counselling service that concentrates on people dealing with suicide and trauma says it's had to turn people away because of a lack of funding. Skylight says it provided 13,000 counselling… Read more Audio

The Minister for Children says she won't consider changing the law allowing teenage offenders to be held in police cells - despite ongoing calls to do so. Latest figures this week revealed seven young… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio