Morning Report

Its budget may have blown out by almost a third more than the original figure, but this weekend the doors to the Christchurch Town Hall will re-open for the first time since the 2011 earthquakes. It… Read more Audio

Kapa haka groups are using the Te Matatini stage in Wellington to make a political statement to Parliament. From calls to honour the treaty, to promoting te reo Māori, and bungled treaty settlements -… Read more Audio

Day two of Te Matatini is underway, with more of the country's top kapa haka groups set to take the stage. Te Manu Korihi reporter Shannon Haunui-Thompson joins Morning Report live from the festival.

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Pope Francis has called for concrete action to address the sexual abuse scourge plaguing the Catholic Church as a four day summit in Rome kicks off. Nearly 200 priests, bishops and other Catholic… Read more Audio

A Wellington primary school has put out an alert to all parents after it found out a weekend music centre held at the school may have employed a paedophile. It says the tutors at the Saturday morning… Read more Audio

Are the Tax Working Group proposals a mangy dog or a step in the right direction? Former Green MP Sue Bradford, Newsroom Pro managing editor Bernard Hickey and NZME business editor Fran O'Sullivan… Read more Audio

Tom Walsh says there is no chance he will begin looking to next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo too early. Audio

The National Party's called the tax working group's proposals "an attack on the Kiwi way of life," and says the recommendations would make this country one of the most onerous capital tax regimes in… Read more Audio

It's time to put away the jandals and get out the cardigan. Forecasters are predicting a cold, wet and windy weekend ahead. Weather commentator Richard Green speaks to Susie Ferguson from our… Read more Audio

The town of Kawerau in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is reeling from the news of an armed robbery and then fatal shooting of a man by police near the town yesterday. The 29 year old man, who was a gang… Read more Audio

Shot-put champion Tom Walsh has the world record in his sights after claiming the highest honour in New Zealand sport. Walsh took out the supreme prize at last night's Halberg Awards in Auckland… Read more Audio