Morning Report

Police say they had already ramped up their presence in Wairoa before the weekend's violence. A shotgun was fired through the front door of an officer's home on Saturday night, and then the police… Read more Audio

About 40 thousand more New Zealanders are set to begin receiving potentially life-saving screening for bowel cancer. Twelve thousand of them live in the Whanganui District Health Board area, which… Read more Audio

The Auckland District Health Board hasn't adopted a coroner's recommendation to improve its mental health services after a psychiatric patient died in Samoa. The recommendation was part of findings… Read more Audio

A new study from the Univeristy of Auckland has found that using social media only makes a small difference to a person's mental health compared to other activities like watching TV or playing… Read more Audio

The defeated Auckland mayoral contender John Tamihere says he can pin his election failure on white elderly voters in the city's leafier suburbs not voting for him. At the final count he received… Read more Audio

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

The Wallabies exit from the Rugby World Cup will also mean the end of Michael Cheika's five year spell as coach. The frequently controversial 52-year-old was in no mood for questions on his future in… Read more Audio

The All Blacks will face England at Yokohama next Saturday for a place in a third consecutive World Cup final, after deating Ireland 46-14 at their quarterfinal at Tokyo Stadium on Saturday. They… Read more Audio

The Justice Minister Andrew Little says an Iraqi man extradited to Australia WILL be able to return to New Zealand as a refugee if he's found guilty of people smuggling. Maythem Radhi was arrested and… Read more Audio

NZ First youth members have managed to get the party to rethink its approach to pill testing. NZ First put the brakes on a plan supported by it's coalition partners to allow drug testing at festivals… Read more Audio