Morning Report

A lawyer is arguing the Treaty of Waitangi should be taken into account when considering liquor licences. The Alcohol Reglatory and Licensing Authority is deciding whether to renew Flaxmere liquor's… Read more Audio

A number of councils are charging e-scooter hire companies next to nothing to run trials in their cities. Dunedin and Upper Hutt are not charging the operator Lime anything, and Lower Hutt received… Read more Audio

The Football Ferns have beaten world number 12 Norway 1-nil in the second of two international friendlies in Spain, as they continue their build-up to the World Cup in France in June. Audio

Just 26 Anzac Day services will go ahead in Auckland in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks. David Seymour is promising changes to his right to die bill but opponents are dismissing it as a… Read more Audio

The little brown owl - introduced from Germany in the early 1900s, it's not a very common sight in New Zealand. Alastair Thornley from Timaru wants more people in the town to be able to see them, so… Read more Audio

A new study estimates that as many as a billion birds die each year in the US when they collide with buildings, especially glass-covered or lit-up skyscrapers. Chicago was found to be the most… Read more Audio

More bad weather is heading for the West Coast, hampering efforts to clean up tonnes of rubbish along the coastline. Two weeks ago flooding in the region caused an old landfill to become exposed, and… Read more Audio

A Chinese woman has talked her way into US President Donald Trump's private Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, sparking concerns about security measures at the so-called "Winter White House". The woman, Yujing… Read more Audio

The American actress Felicity Huffman will plead guilty to taking part in a college admissions scam. Huffman is one of 50 people accused of taking part in a bribery scandal, to secure their children… Read more Audio

A climate conference in Palmerston North has heard calls for a special fund to be set up to help pay for future costs of climate change. It would be similar to the Earthquake Commission, set up in… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Islamic Womens' Council is pleased with the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into the Christchurch mosque attacks. The inquiry, announced on Monday by the Prime Minister, will be headed… Read more Audio