Morning Report

Waiting times for children with disabilities and behaviour problems to get help have jumped 30 percent in the past year. Some children are waiting ten months or more for help. The delays are… Read more Audio

The lawyer for serial rapist Malcolm Rewa has accused Susan Burdett's son of murdering her for an inheritance. Rewa is on trial in the High Court at Auckland accused of Ms Burdett's murder. The… Read more Audio

People in Whanganui are at their wits end over rapidly rising rental costs and a shortage of homes to rent. Official figures show average rents in Whanganui shot up almost 13 percent in the year to… Read more Audio

A controversial New Plymouth councillor, who said he was "ashamed" to sing the national anthem in te reo Maori, is refusing to make a face-to-face apology to his council colleagues. Murray Chong was a… Read more Audio

An Auckland mortgage adviser expects the city's property market to stay flat for a "good couple of years". The latest QV house price index shows that, in the year to January, Auckland prices declined… Read more Audio

Opener Martin Guptill is refusing to panic about the failure of the side to establish a strong opening partnership in their one day matches this summer. Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says there has been absolutely no damage to New Zealand's relationship with Saudi Arabia after the government canned an abbatoir destined for a Saudi… Read more Audio

This morning Huawei has gone on the offensive taking out full page ads in New Zealand newspapers. The ad's headline reads "5G without Huawei is like rugby without New Zealand." It says without Huawei… Read more Audio

An Air New Zealand plane being turned back from China and a u-turn on a joint tourism project has some wondering whether China and New Zealand really are still good friends. This week an airliner was… Read more Audio

The Mexican drug lord, known as 'El Chapo' has been found guilty on 10 counts of drug trafficking. The 61-year-old, who's real name is Joaquín Guzmán, was accused of being behind the all-powerful… Read more Audio

Wakefield business owners are counting the costs after the Nelson -Tasman fire forced them to evacuate and shut up shop. Three thousand residents were told to leave the area on Friday after a large… Read more Audio

Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are combining to dish out more than $100,000-worth of parking fines every day. That's not to say that every fine is paid by the offending driver, and the three… Read more Audio