Morning Report

Māori interests don't want special treatment under a proposed capital gains tax, but they do want fair treatment. The Tax Working Group has suggested in the interests of equity, possible exemptions or… Read more Audio

A Canadian student denied an exchange to Victoria University because of her mental illness has laid a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. In RNZ reported on Kristin Legault who would have -… Read more Audio

A Gisborne truck welder is accusing the Transport Agency of crippling his business while cowboy operators carry on. The agency's compliance crackdown after years of slack enforcement is also taking… Read more Audio

A small number of New Zealand women who travelled to Syria to become so-called Jihadi brides remain in camps in the country. Despite leaving for the Middle East from Australia, New Zealand may be the… Read more Audio

Two-time Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale has taken a shot at his rival Robbie Manson's international record. Audio

Dame Jenny Shipley's sudden resignation as chair of China Construction Bank New Zealand has raised questions about whether she will also quit the board of the New Zealand China Council. Her position… Read more Audio

A Cape Kidnappers tourism operator is cautiously celebrating that his business could soon be up and running again. Gannet Beach Adventures runs tractor trips to a gannet colony along the beach in… Read more Audio

House prices in some small regional towns in the North Island have jumped by up to 30 per cent in the year to February. Kawerau, Wairoa and Ruapehu are all rising fast in the latest QV figures. But… Read more Audio

Schools opposed to proposed changes to the education system are being accused of misinforming parents about what's proposed. In December the Tomorrow's Schools taskforce argued competition was… Read more Audio

A law described as "archaic" and "unjust", which allowed people to escape the full consequences of their actions, has finally been repealed. The "year and a day law", meant that no one can be held… Read more Audio

The head of the tax working group is rejecting National Party claims KiwiSaver accounts will be dramatically reduced by a proposed capital gains tax. Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the tax would… Read more Audio