Morning Report

Hawke's Bay is being warned it could become the new Canterbury if it continues down the path of large-scale irrigation and water storage projects.

Freshwater ecologist Mike Joy issued the warning… Read more Audio

Thousands are expected to pack Masterton's Memorial Park sports ground today to farewell rugby giant Sir Brian Lochore.

The former All Black captain and coach, known universally among Wairarapa… Read more Audio

The government's bill to liberalise abortion law will have its first reading in Parliament on Thursday.

It removes abortion from the Crimes Act and gives women an automatic right to an abortion in… Read more Audio

An Auckland school principal says it's only a matter of time before a child is seriously hurt as Auckland Transport drags its heels fixing a dangerous shared cycling-walking path.

Newton Central… Read more Audio

Calls for a ban on advertisements for prescription medicines are growing louder.

A Consumer NZ survey has found a majority support a ban. And a group of New Zealand public health experts say the time… Read more Audio

Former NZ Treasury Secretary and incoming Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf has written to Ireland's Minister for Finance telling him he could have done a better job dealing… Read more Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the Reserve Bank's unexpectedly large interest rate cut is all about getting ahead of the economic curve.

But he says it's not a knee-jerk reaction. Opposition… Read more Audio

The Wallabies have turned to former bad boy James O'Connor to provide the spark needed to end 17 years of Bledisloe Cup misery against the All Blacks. Audio

Canadian police are reporting the two teenage boys suspected of murdering three people have been found dead.

They say autopsies will be needed to confirm it is the fugitives Kam McLeod and Bryer… Read more Audio

Aucklanders are being asked to shorten their showers to conserve water, as the city's dams fall to historically low levels.

The largest dams in the Hunua Ranges are only about two-thirds full, when… Read more Audio

Auckland Council has agreed to add 8.9 hectares to the Ōtuataua Stonefields Reserve, which borders the land at Ihumātao.

It's among the 233 hectares the Council's Planning Committee has decided to… Read more Audio