Morning Report

The government's new science and technology advisory council has been described as group set up to make money rather than provide direction to a science sector that has been overhauled. New Zealand… Read more Audio

A study has found New Zealand's slice of the ocean is absorbing more heat than anywhere else on the planet. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio

Pay equity legislation, which is expected to pass under urgency, will make it harder for sectors to make a pay equity claim, and also halt all those currently in progress. Political editor Jo Moir… Read more Audio

A New Zealand theologian says politicking will be at fever pitch as more than 130 cardinals gather in the Vatican to begin the process to elect a new pope. Catholic Theological College in Auckland… Read more Audio

Police and teachers will be meeting with pupils on Wednesday, after a stranger tried to abduct a student while they were walking home from school on Monday. Principal Karl Vasau spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

Kiwibank is predicting unemployment will rise to its highest level in almost a decade when the latest labour market data is released. Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

One of New Zealand's foremost internet law experts says the National Party's hope to ban social media for under-16s is a vast overreach. Judge David Harvey spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

US President Donald Trump has met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, following last week's election in Canada that became focused on tariffs and American threats of… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister says changes to the pay equity law could save the government billions of dollars, but the motivation isn't to pay for the budget. Employers and Manufacturers Association head of… Read more Audio

Powerful education union NZEI Te Riu Roa has members involved in a pay equity claim which will now be scrapped, with no settlement reached. Auckland teacher aid and NZEI support staff negotiation… Read more Audio

Just over two weeks out from the Budget, the government's ramming through legislation it says could save billions of dollars. Political Reporter Russell Palmer has more. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio