Morning Report

Heartbroken pet owners in an Auckland community are increasingly alarmed about cats going missing. Residents living in Ward Terrace and Burnley Terrace in Sandringham say five cats have disappeared… Read more Audio

There are calls for tougher rules for nail salons to make them safer. A public health survey has found 88 per cent of businesses in Wellington didn't meet adequate disinfection and sterilisation… Read more Audio

Anti-smoking groups are hoping the government will be bold as it figures out how meet the goal of making New Zealand smokefree by 2025. On current trends the target set by the National-led government… Read more Audio

Schools around the country are cracking down on racism and Islamophobia in the wake of the mosque attacks in Christchurch. Teachers say they realise it's more important than ever to stop racism in its… Read more Audio

Parents at an Auckland primary school are taking the traditional walking school bus to the next level, with what they call the bike train. Just under a year on from its first journey, the Point… Read more Audio

Northland beekeepers say they're losing millions of dollars because of the government's new definition of manuka honey, which they say excludes half of Northland's manuka crop. Honey that was fetching… Read more Audio

A Wastewater Treatment Plant at Lake Hawea has been polluting surrounding land with excess levels of nitrogen for seven years in breach of its resource consent. But the problem has only just come to… Read more Audio

The Christchurch mosque attacks have sent shockwaves through the town of Ashburton, in Mid Canterbury. Its mosque was thought to be the next target for the shooter, and the tight-knit muslim community… Read more Audio

An investigator into social media and terrorism says taking down offensive content on social media is an endless whack-a-mole that isn't very effective. Calls for social media to be regulated have… Read more Audio