Morning Report

Laurie Anderson has been announced as one of the curators of the 2020 New Zealand Festival of the Arts. She joins the actor and composer Bret McKenzie and director and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio as… Read more Audio

The Royal Society - Te  Apārangi celebrated the achievements and contributions of New Zealand's leading researchers at its annual award ceremony on Thursday. The winners came from a wide variety of… Read more Audio

Volunteers picking up rubbish on beaches are also collecting vital information about the state of the environment. The data from so-called "citizen scientists" has been included in a major report on… Read more Audio

Some schools are facing a tough decision over the government's scheme for abolishing donations in schools in deciles one through seven. Many of those in the upper end of that range, deciles five, six… Read more Audio

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

A law change could force horse racing clubs to not only give up their race tracks, but lose their freehold land as well. The industry is in a severe state of decline and, overseen by the Racing… Read more Audio

Rugby fans will be gearing up to watch the All Blacks clash with Ireland this weekend. But for Kiwi South Africans, the big match will be the Springboks against Japan. At the last Rugby World Cup… Read more Audio

The All Blacks take on Ireland in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals in Tokyo on Saturday night and while the Irish are underdogs, not everyone sees it that way. The Irish are looking to reach the… Read more Audio

Jehovah's Witnesses church elders in New Zealand have been told to destroy documents, and child sex abuse survivors fear that will lead to the cover up of crimes. A survivor network has given the… Read more Audio

New Zealand Police are expected to announce later today Armed Offenders Officers in special armoured vehicles will routinely patrols parts of Auckland, Waikato and Canterbury in a bid to cut down… Read more Audio

One sausage to rule them all. A chicken, leek and bacon sausage has taken out the Supreme Award at this year's Great New Zealand Sausage Competition. Glenn McKendry from Westmere Butchery in Auckland… Read more Audio