Morning Report

A bill setting out the details of the Government's gun ban was tabled in Parliament yesterday on Monday. Parts, magazines and ammunition which can make a gun illegal will also be banned, and there… Read more Audio

New Zealand's biggest gun retailer is urging its customers to fight back with one voice against the Government's plan to ban semi-automatic and military-style rifles. A bill setting out the details of… Read more Audio

The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners began polling its members when the intention to ban military style semi-automatic weapons was announced in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attack. It… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been given a warm welcome during her brief, but high level, visit to the Chinese capital Beijing. That was alongside the message there must be mutual trust if the two… Read more Audio

A major headache for Blues coach Leon MacDonald ahead of Saturday's Super Rugby match against the Waratahs at Eden Park. Audio

An Australian academic is pleased with the fast-tracking of changes to firearms laws, saying the haste gives the gun lobby little time to act. The Government expects the new laws to be in place less… Read more Audio

Negotiators working on the upgrade of New Zealand's free trade deal with China have been given a message from the top to get on and reach a deal. Ms Ardern emerged from a meeting with Premier Li… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a blow in local elections, with his party losing control of the capital Ankara. The opposition party CHP also declared victory in Istanbul… Read more Audio

Documents show hospitals in Auckland and Northland are riddled with holes and gaps that can speed up the spread of fire. In one case Middlemore Hospital was warned in 2014 that part of its Manukau… Read more Audio