Morning Report

The Silver Ferns had another epic battle against Australia yesterday to win the opening game of the Constellation Cup 53-52 in Christchurch. The Ferns trailed by five heading into the final quarter… Read more Audio

Phil Goff has won his second term as mayor of Auckland city after securing 48 percent of the vote. Mr Goff had nearly 156,000 votes, well over double that of his main challenge rival John Tamihere… Read more Audio

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

From today, hundreds of pregnant women in Wellington will be invited to join a world-first, international research project on flu. The aim is both a better understanding of flu and the development of… Read more Audio

Four Kiwi coaches will face off in the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup next weekend. First up, on Saturday, two Aussie coaches square off as Michael Cheika's Australia play an Eddie Jones helmed… Read more Audio

Two widows whose husbands died in the Christchurch mosque attacks are hoping the Immigration Minister will let them stay in New Zealand. They're not eligible for the special visa created for victims… Read more Audio

The results of the country's local body elections have seen a surge in younger people winning seats. Five mayors under 40 have been elected, and now a quarter of mayors are women, up from 19 per cent… Read more Audio

An academic is arguing apathy is not to blame for low voter turnout in the local body elections - instead it's politicians who are failing to engage the public. The overall turnout for the local body… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns are celebrating their first back to back win over Australia in four years. Their Constellation Cup test in Christchurch yesterday against the Diamonds, was also the first meeting… Read more Audio

As Phil Goff prepares for another three years as the Mayor of Auckland the level of support he'll have in the council is still unknown. With special votes still to be counted some provisional results… Read more Audio

An act of public unity is helping Otago University students, staff and wider community mourn the death of Sophia Crestani. About 2500 people took to the streets of North Dunedin yesterday to clean up… Read more Audio