Morning Report

Wellington City Council has spent hundreds of thousands of ratepayer dollars trying to get the controversial Shelly Bay redevelopment off the ground - but with nothing to show for it. Nearly $800,000… Read more Audio

If you were worried about missing the chance to support the All Blacks during the Rugby World Cup at your local, fear not. Bars and clubs will be able to open outside normal licensing hours for the… Read more Audio

Protesters occupying the Ihumātao land near Auckland airport are about to begin a four-hour hikoi to Jacinda Ardern's electorate office Mt Albert. They're presenting a petition that has been signed by… Read more Audio

An expert on alcohol-related harm says there's no point in submitting on a review of the code which governs how companies can advertise their booze. So far 60 organisations and people have signed… Read more Audio

A Silicon Valley company with grandiose plans for processing data from New Zealand had CCTV cameras watching Auckland's roads. Emails released to RNZ show the company Machine Zone or MZ, also trialled… Read more Audio

Public health experts have clashed over plans to fine parents for smoking in a car with children. Researcher Marewa Glover told the Health Select Committee yesterday the Smoke Free Amendment Bill… Read more Audio

The Black Caps senior batsman Ross Taylor is confident they can rise to the occasion in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka. Audio

Support is being expressed for a challenge laid down by Kiingi Tuheitia in his annual address in Ngaruawahia yesterday. In his wero, the King said Maori should find their own solutions for looking… Read more Audio

Act Party leader David Seymour's voluntary euthanasia bill has cleared another stage in Parliament. MPs voted 70 to 50 in favour of the End of Life Choice being given a third and final reading. But… Read more Audio

A candidate in the local body elections says the rules governing Māori translations of candidate profiles on voting papers is a form of "institutional racism" and must change. Election rules state… Read more Audio

The government wants to direct city councils to loosen up planning rules and scrap unnecessary restrictions for developing higher-density housing. The announcement from the Urban Development Minister… Read more Audio