Morning Report

The Māori Council is targeting whānau in a new campaign to end family violence and keep their children out of state care. Today, it launches a series of posters online with the common slogan: 'Whanau… Read more Audio

Reports that National MP Alfred Ngaro is looking to form a breakaway Christian Party to contest the next election are being downplayed by Opposition leader, Simon Bridges.

The New Zealand Herald is… Read more Audio

Australians head to the ballot box tomorrow and if the polls are correct Labor is the most likely party to win, ousting the Liberal-National coalition. Labor's manifesto includes considering permanent… Read more Audio

Two Rwandan men accused of murdering eight foreign tourists - including two New Zealanders - in Uganda 20 years ago have been resettled in Australia. It's emerged that the pair were brought to… Read more Audio

New Zealand golfer Danny Lee is in outright second 14 holes through his opening round at the year's second major, the US PGA Championship. Audio

It's unusual to find a cat that's a class pet, but it seems felines don't need to come to school to make their presence felt. New research from Otago University published in the New Zealand Medical… Read more Audio

Farmers and community leaders in Wairoa have become the latest group to raise concerns over the sale of farms to make room for lucrative forestry. Locals estimate around 10,000 hectares of the… Read more Audio

A beneficiary advocate says people who are in new or casual relationships are being unfairly accused of benefit fraud because of a vague threshold imposed by the Ministry for Social Development. A… Read more Audio

There's been much hype and debate - both local and international - surrounding the coalition Government's first Wellbeing Budget. With less than two weeks until its unveiling, political reporter… Read more Audio

A technology reporter for the New York Times says tech giants are now under pressure to act against people using their platforms to spread terrorist content, after committing to the Christchurch Call… Read more Audio

Schools that block or discourage disabled children from attending classes for the entire school day are in for a shock - the Education Ministry has proposed a law change giving children the legal… Read more Audio

The family of a New Zealand woman who was one of eight tourists murdered while they were on a gorilla-watching trip in the Ugandan rainforest 20 years ago cannot believe two men implicated in the… Read more Audio