Morning Report

The Constellation Cup's going down to the wire in Perth next Sunday after the Silver Ferns came from behind in the final seconds to beat Australia 54-53 in Sydney yesterday afternoon. They lead the… Read more Audio

Principals are bracing for a crackdown when the government's new school donation scheme begins next year, after the change highlighted that many schools are charging parents for things they shouldn't… Read more Audio

Some cyclists are travelling as fast as cars on the Auckland cycleway where a walking school bus had to be suspended. Auckland Transport has spent two months measuring speeds on the Northwestern… Read more Audio

A senior conservative minister is insisting that Britain will leave the European Union 10 days from now, regardless of an official request to postpone Brexit. Michael Gove says Parliament legally… Read more Audio

An unprecedented investigation prompted by poor earthquake design has found widespread problems with major building jobs. Engineering New Zealand says basic mistakes are being made and then slipping… Read more Audio

New Zealand First could be joining it's coalition partners to pass a law allowing pill testing at festivals. In September NZ First vetoed Police Minister Stuart Nash's attempt to introduce drug… Read more Audio

Move over Grey Power, here comes Young New Zealand First. The youth wing of the party not only won over its leader at the weekend's conference, but the majority of the membership too. Young New… Read more Audio

The All Blacks will face fellow heavyweights England in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals on Saturday night in Yokohama after they swatted aside Ireland and Australia respectively in the quarter-finals… Read more Audio

There was never any shortage of courage, but not even the bravest of blossoms could punch through Springbok brawn as South Africa reached the Rugby World Cup semi-finals by beating Japan 26-3 and… Read more Audio

A former Armed Offenders Squad member says he feared for his safety when he was told he could be the victim of an "accident" during a firearms training exercise he was leading. John Woodward worked as… Read more Audio