Morning Report

The Black Caps coach Gary Stead is happy to see Kane Williamson back in the runs - but insists he wasn't losing any sleep over his captain's drought in the Indian Premier League. Audio

US Stocks have dropped for a second straight day. With investors resigned to the idea that upcoming trade negotiations between China and the United States will be contentious. This after President… Read more Audio

Te Anau residents say promised maternity services haven't been delivered, leaving mothers and midwives in a precarious situation. The Southern District Health Board announced a maternal and child hub… Read more Audio

Schools in Northland are being urged to exclude children who have not been vaccinated for measles. The chief executive of the Northland District Health Board has made the plea because of the arrival… Read more Video, Audio

South Auckland communities are angry a large chunk of money from the sale of council land in their backyard is going to wealthier suburbs on the North Shore. The land which was originally bought by… Read more Audio

Renters in Dunedin are battling to find a home with dozens of applicants vying for the same house. Anything other than a squeaky clean past is seeing potential tenants passed over and some are willing… Read more Audio

Green MP and drug reform minister Chloe Swarbrick said displacing the black market is the goal of legilisation.

"We have to recognise that most New Zealanders are coming into contact with, and… Read more Audio

Voters will face a simple Yes-No question next year on whether to legalise recreational cannabis - but a fair few difficult areas still need to be ironed out first. The government parties have… Read more Audio

Health officials want hundreds of unimmunised children banned from schools in Northland for the next two weeks as they try to limit the risk of a measles outbreak. The area has its first two cases of… Read more Audio

New signing Kodi Nikorima will make his Warriors debut at his old home ground of Suncorp Stadium - after being named to start at standoff for Saturday's NRL game against the Dragons in Brisbane. Audio

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

Primary school teachers are turning up at school with ever-increasing odds they'll be kicked, bitten or punched by damaged kids. That's the sobering finding of a study just released by the teachers'… Read more Audio