Morning Report

It seems that while the Papua New Guinea government found the money to buy a fleet of Maseratis to taxi Apec leaders to their summit in Port Moresby last week, it didn't have enough left over to pay… Read more Audio

The number of children who attend kōhanga reo has dropped by more than 2,500 since the year 2000. They are welcoming government plans announced early this week to design a new funding model with the… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Forest and Bird is hailing a decision by the Department of Conservation to try to stop a Northland wetland being mined for kauri resin and wax. Northland Regional Council granted resource consents for… Read more Video, Audio

The Education Minister, Chris Hipkins, says low take-up of his party's no-fees teritary education scheme on high employment. The policy offers students a year of free tertiary education. But National… Read more Audio

A Wellington anaesthetist says most babies having tongue-tie surgery are given no anaesthetic for the procedure. Graham Sharpe has written to the Health Minister demanding that tongue-tie surgery by… Read more Audio

Yesterday's deluge is continuing to cause problems in Otago. Slips, surface flooding and road closures are still affecting the region. The Clutha River is at the highest levels 20 years and is still… Read more Audio

The All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster says generally they're happy with the tweaks they've been making to the All Blacks this year. Audio

China is being blamed for an upsurge of cyber attacks against Australian businesses. A joint Fairfax Media-Nine News investigation says it has confirmation the attacks were orchestrated by China's… Read more Audio

National says the government's no-fees policy for tertiary students was an election bribe that's turned out to be a complete failure. Tertiary education spokesperson, Paula Bennett, says Education… Read more Audio

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's ban on asylum for migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally. Just one of the stories coming out of the US administration on Wednesday. His… Read more Audio

New Zealand's latest cricketing hero Ajaz Patel is under no illusion just how tough test cricket is despite helping the Black Caps to their narrowest ever test win. The 30-year-old test debutant took… Read more Audio