Morning Report

Te Papa's Te Taiao exhibition features Aotearoa's extinct birds, and imagines what they would have sounded like in the wild. The bird calls were recreated by sound designers in Wellington, and have… Read more

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

It was no mere bird-brain surgery. Rather, it was a world first when the life of a young kakapo chick was saved by brain surgery at Massey University's Wildbase Hospital. Professor Brett Gartrell led… Read more Audio

Astronomers from around the world are gathering in Washington this week to discuss how world governments would respond to a major asteroid colliding with our planet. NASA has warned the Planetary… Read more Audio

Experts are warning of the legal complications of getting into a new relationship when a spouse is living with dementia. Almost 70,000 New Zealanders have the illness now; by 2050 100,000 more people… Read more Audio

A senior mortgage advisor is warning that the government's flagship Kiwibuild project is in danger of becoming worthless. There's now more uncertainty about the programme after the Housing Minister… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

It might be May, but it feels like summer. Temperatures across the country will reach the late teens and early 20s - that's 5 to 8 degrees above normal. But how long will the summery temperatures… Read more Audio

Taranaki's business and tourism agency says the region is well-positioned to lead the country into a low-emissions future, following the announcement of a $27 million clean energy centre. The… Read more Audio

Driving instructors and licence testers are awaiting news of government plans for free driver training for secondary school students. Details of the Coalition Agreement promise are expected in the… Read more Audio

Survivors of abuse in faith based institutions are sceptical the mandatory reporting of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic church will actually happen. Pope Francis has just announced the new… Read more Audio