Morning Report

It's day three of kapa haka festival Te Matatini in New Plymouth - and organisers say all tickets for the final day on Saturday are sold out. While the teams are performing, another group of reo and… Read more Audio

A man from Havelock North has been banned from his local supermarket after raising concerns about trollies blocking the fire exit. Twice this month Tony Hughes snapped pictures of the blocked… Read more Audio

Two firefighters wearing the wrong gear suffered sulphuric acid burns in a botched callout to a damaging spill near Napier. People think Fire and Emergency are the experts on hazardous substances -… Read more Audio

Thieves have pulled off a series of daring freight train heists in California and Arizona, stealing more than $2-million dollars worth of Nike sneakers -- many yet to hit stores. In one case, they… Read more Audio

The Prime Ministers of New Zealand and Vietnam have signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership - with Aotearoa being only the tenth country to do so. Christopher Luxon signed the deal in Hanoi… Read more Audio

Dozens of residents from the Waipoua Settlement in Northland could be out of their homes for a week, as a large fire continues to rage in grassland and pine forest nearby. As of last night, the blaze… Read more Audio

Corin Dann spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Beijing where he is covering Winston Peters' meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Audio

A lack of a sufficient warning from China about its live fire naval exercises in the Tasman sea has been labelled a failure in the New Zealand China relationship by the Foreign Minister Winston… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

The Police Association has slammed the beefed-up citizen arrest powers proposed by the Government, saying they are highly risky and could have unintended consequences. The recommendations from a… Read more Audio

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has raised concerns about China's recent military maneuvers in his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Ji in Beijing. Mr Peters addressed Chinese leaders about… Read more Audio

Happy Golden Shears awareness day! Audio