Morning Report

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being accused of trying to shield an engineering company from a corruption trial. The former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould says Mr Trudeau pressured… Read more Audio

Aucklanders have a mayoral fight on their hands - and it looks like it's going to get scrappy. After staying coy for weeks, the current mayor Phil Goff has finally made it official - he will run… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Scientists from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research have identified more than 130 new types of illicit drugs entering the country between 2014 and 2018. ESR's Cameron Johnson says they… Read more Audio

The Labour MP Ruth Dyson is quitting politics at the next election, after spending her entire adult life involved in some way. She joined the Labour Party as a teenager, before holding a series of… Read more Audio

The White Ferns have suffered a cleansweep loss against Australia in their three-match ODI cricket series. Audio

Akl mayoral race heats up as Goff announces new tilt at job; Chch cops ditch guns following wanted man's arrest; Greens want prisoners given right to vote; Capital gains tax would hit Kiwisavers hard… Read more Audio

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

The Wellington City Council is still considering a liquor ban in a Wellington suburb, despite reluctance from police, and Victoria University. Last year council officers recommended against imposing a… Read more Audio

Air New Zealand has been accused of trying to cover up bad news with a regional ticket price drop. The company's half-year profit has tumbled because of high fuel costs, slower passenger growth and… Read more Audio

Immigration advisers say the continued lack of regulation of marketing managers is blighting international education and leaving badly advised students high and dry. They say they are constantly… Read more Audio