Morning Report

As online gambling booms in New Zealand, the government wants to change the law to stop people spending millions on foreign betting and casino websites. But critics say any law change would lead to… Read more Audio

Many Canterbury schools were ill prepared and confused when ordered to go into lockdown when the Christchurch mosque attacks began. A report has found many of the 221 schools and early learning… Read more Audio

Noeline Taurua may have let the cat out of the bag. Audio

A Napier city councillor is horrified about the lack of community consultation over a big shopping complex saying councillors knew nothing about the project. A local couple's plans for their… Read more Audio

The National Party is critical of a new Corrections plan that it says puts prisoners first, saying it will come at the expense of an effective prison system. The changes - announced yesterday - will… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Where is the dead centre of New Zealand? Officially there are now two answers - Nelson and Wairarapa. A plaque marking the geographic centre of New Zealand's Extended Continental Shelf now sits in the… Read more Audio

Air New Zealand wants the government to take into account the challenges the aviation industry faces in reducing emissions as it looks to meet its climate change targets. Over the past week submitters… Read more Audio

The Chair of the Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency has spoken out at the risk of Maori being relegated to second place in their dealings with Oranga Tamariki. About three hundred people attended a hui… Read more Audio

An American university has been showing New Zealand institutions how to dramatically lift pass rates for under-performing groups like Maori and Pasifika students. Georgia State University in Atlanta… Read more Audio