Morning Report

Conditions at Ngawha prison are being described as medieval and uncivilised for modern New Zealand. An Ombudsman report into Ngawha Prison found prisoners were defecating in their recreational yard… Read more Audio

The fuel company credited with bringing some real competition to the petrol market is urging the government to act to open up the market even more. Retailer Gull says opening access to the wholesale… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns keep their saviour Noeline Taurua as coach for another five months but her future after that is up in the air. The World Cup-winning coach has signed up for the Ferns' next two… Read more Audio

A district health board in one of the country's poorest areas is determined to retain the funding it needs in the face of serious problems with the latest Census. DHBs around the country are worried… Read more Audio

World champion netball coach Noeline Taurua's decision to extend her contract with the Silver Ferns for only 5 months, and to step away from the Sunshine Coast Lightning completely hasn't been an easy… Read more Audio

After a scathing attack on his coalition partner, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has told the senate he will resign. This comes after the deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo… Read more Audio

More audio has emerged of controversial Australian broadcaster Alan Jones making misogynistic comments about Jacinda Ardern on his breakfast radio show. Last week, Mr Jones said Prime Minister Jacinda… Read more Audio

A new dieting app that aims to curb childhood obesity is attracting flack from health experts who warn it's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Launched in the US last week, the Kurbo app from WW - as Weight… Read more Audio

Members of a Te Atiawa hapu have stood up in a Taranaki court room to pour scorn on a former police senior sergeant who stole almost a half a million dollars from his own relatives. Many were in tears… Read more Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is accusing Simon Bridges of "electioneering" and introducing "the very worst of American politics'' to New Zealand. The Opposition leader says the decision to set up… Read more Audio

A prominent Ngapuhi elder says the Ombudsman's report on conditions in Ngawha prison is "gutting" for those who had high hopes for the facility. Hone Sadler says he was one of the kaumatua who were… Read more Audio