Morning Report

The Junior All Whites have narrowly missed out on making the under-20 World Cup quarter-finals in Poland. They were beaten 5-4 in a penalty shoot out with Colombia, after the score was locked at… Read more Audio

The government has now invited KiwiRail to apply for money from the Provincial Growth Fund to fix Northland's aging railway lines. Greg Miller is KiwiRail's chief executive. He talks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

Rail workers say they have been given a new lease of life after years of decline, with a billion-dollar funding boost.

This year's budget includes major funding over the next two years for KiwiRail… Read more Audio

One tramper is dead and two others had to be rescued in the Nelson Lakes National Park at the weekend.

A search and rescue team tried to save a severely hypothermic woman on Sunday morning but the… Read more Audio

Pakistan have upset hosts England in Nottingham at the Cricket World Cup.

Pakistan beat the title favourites by 14 runs, after posting a mammoth 348 runs in the first innings.

Centuries from… Read more Audio

A man addicted to pokie machines says it should be easier for local councils to remove them.

The town of Ōtaki, north of Wellington, has 61 pokie machines but the number recommended by the council… Read more Audio

A tourist who could only watch as the cruise ship he was on crashed in Venice, has described seeing people desperately trying to get out of its way.

A New Zealand woman was one of at least four… Read more Audio

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has stepped in to try to broker an end to the teacher strikes that are causing massive disruption around New Zealand.

On Tuesday thousands of Year 9 students have a… Read more Audio