Morning Report

Prison officers are calling for inmates who attack them on the job to serve a longer sentence. New legislation promoted by New Zealand First, seeks to impose a mandatory minimum prison sentence of six… Read more Audio

The Auckland Council has given the go-ahead for a controversial extension of Queen's Wharf. The 90-metre-long dolphin structure, will allow huge cruise ships to berth in the harbour. Auckland Mayor… Read more Audio

The Tactix have broken a three-game losing streak to overcome the Northern Stars 49 to 46 in the domestic netball premiership. Audio

Was Sri Lanka attack retaliation? - Analysis, How the Auckland Islands chopper crash survivors were found, Christchurch attacks: Special visa given to victims' families, Queens Wharf expansion for… Read more Audio

A pacific golden plover bird, or kuriri, which is being tracked as part of a research project has touched down in Japan. The Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre on the Hauraki Gulf is tracking the… Read more Audio

Seven people have been served with trespass notices for ignoring track closures in the Waitakere ranges over Easter Weekend. The Auckland Council also handed out 50 warning notices, as part of a tough… Read more Audio

About 100 futsal players from around the country converged at a tournament in Christchurch over the weekend, in memory of a man killed at the Al Noor Mosque. Thirty-three-year-old Atta Elayyan played… Read more Audio

Large-scale firefighting as we know it could soon be a thing of the past. As climate change increases the risk of bush and other large fires, the Crown research institute Scion is developing new ways… Read more Audio

The Easter holiday road toll is at three after a fatal crash near Tolaga Bay in the early hours of Monday morning. Last year seven died during the holiday period. Peter McKinnie is NZ Police's road… Read more Audio

More now on the missing helicopter with three people on board that has gone missing near the Auckland Islands. Mark Dittmer is the spokesman for Rescue Coordination Centre. He talks to Susie Ferguson.