Morning Report

Groups working with the homeless are describing the government's new plan to tackle the problem as a critical step towards ultimately ending homelessness. The Government is spending $54 million to… Read more Audio

News and business from the farming sector. Audio

The head of Auckland's Chamber of Commerce wants the city's mayoral candidates to be more realistic about what they're promising Aucklanders. Incumbent mayor, Phil Goff, officially launched his… Read more Audio

New Zealand netball coach Noeline Taurua has confirmed she will remain at the helm of the Silver Ferns for the Constellation Cup series against Australia in October. Audio

Big changes to the running of prisons, the Government's spending 54 million dollars to help tenants avoid eviction, Mosques say the number of people converting to Islam has jumped since the… Read more Audio

The night New Zealand First formed a Government with Labour and the Greens, its leader Winston Peters quoted the song 'you can't always get what you want'. Almost two years later all three parties… Read more Audio

Sparks are flying about a study released today that claims to show that tongue tie procedures are good for babies and their parents. The study in the Medical Journal reports beneficial results from… Read more Audio

The first urban growth agreement between government, local councils and mana whenua has been signed. It will manage development in the area between the country's two fastest growing cities, Hamilton… Read more Audio

Christchurch residents are being warned about accidentally buying quake damaged homes now a new policy has come into play. From now on those who unknowingly purchase quake damaged homes will not be… Read more Audio

Business leaders are worried New Zealand is squandering the potential of the many thousands of Kiwi-educated Chinese now back in China. They say these graduates are increasingly valuable for companies… Read more Audio

More delays for Wellington train commuters - Emma Hatton reports from the scene. Audio