Morning Report

Ancient kelp has revealed Dunedin is at risk of a large earthquake similar in size to the 2016 Kaikōura quake.

The DNA of old kelp found south of Dunedin shows a major earthquake occurred 1000 years… Read more Audio

The government is being criticised for failing to remove thousands of cubic metres of asbestos and lead contaminated soil from a land-banked former hospital site in New Plymouth.

Te Atiawa has first… Read more Audio

Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, is describing a police raid on its Sydney headquarters on Wednesday as "bad, sad and dangerous".

The broadcaster's Head of Investigative Journalism John… Read more Audio

The Black Caps Cricket World Cup clash with Bangladesh is going down to the wire, the New Zealanders need 6 runs off 19 balls to win, but they've only got three wickets in hand. Audio

The tourism sector is furious that Statistics NZ will stop producing its accommodation survey, because it can't afford to do it.

Stats NZ will stop providing four industry sector surveys from July… Read more Audio

A new road safety strategy from 2020 onwards is due to be put out for public consultation, which may include lowering limits some high risk roads.

It was revealed on Wednesday that the Transport… Read more Audio

New Zealand Rugby hopes to have a replacement for long serving chief executive Steve Tew in place by the end of the World Cup.

Tew announced on Wednesday he's stepping down as chief executive at the… Read more Audio

June 6 2019 is the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the start of the battle for Europe in the Second World War.

On June 6, 1944, a vast armada of ships carried more than 130,000 men to the coast of… Read more Audio

A man had to flee from a tornado at Cooper's Beach in Northland on Wednesday.

The tornado caused widespread damage to houses in the town and left a trail of debris as roofs were ripped off… Read more Audio

Teacher unions will meet the Education Minister Chris Hipkins on Thursday in a search for a breakthrough in deadlocked pay talks for both primary and secondary teachers.

This follows a mega-strike by… Read more Audio

A popular Hawke's Bay beach walk has reopened despite warnings of death or injury for those who use it.

The walk to the Cape Kidnappers gannet colony was closed in January after a massive slip… Read more Audio

Opposition politicians in Ireland say Gabriel Makhlouf's appointment as head of Ireland's Central Bank should be put on hold until the outcome of New Zealand's State Services Commission inquiry into… Read more Audio