Morning Report

The head of the Ministry of health says they're working towards changing the way cancer is treated in New Zealand. This comes after a conference in Wellington which is focussed on how cancer treatment… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

An early look at the day's business news, and how global markets have fared overnight. Audio

New research has found those over 65 are more likely to report physical illness as a stressor leading up to self-harming. That's compared to the 45-64 age group, who were likely to report relationship… Read more Audio

The New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult wasn't about to give the ball up easily as he guided the Black Caps to an emphatic 8 wicket win over India in the 4th one-dayer in Hamiton. Audio

A new record price for the average New Zealand house - now nearly 700 thousand dollars and police fire shots during a high-speed car chase through Auckland. Audio

It's not just fishermen and families enjoying the water this Summer. Great white sharks have been spotted close to shore at White Cliffs in Taranaki by two fishermen, who filmed one shark swimming… Read more Video, Audio

Unsafe repairs of increasingly complex cars are going undetected. The extent of the threat to road safety is unclear but the industry consensus is the regulations are years out of date and poorly… Read more Audio

The Government is vowing to move quickly to crackdown on life insurance companies, after this week's report from the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank which blasted insurers for putting… Read more Audio

The Fair Pay Agreement working group, led by former prime minister Jim Bolger, is divided over whether the system should be compulsory or not, and have thrown the decision back to the Minister to… Read more Audio

Iwi leaders want to know how the new Māori-Crown Relations portfolio will secure them a greater say in government policy that affects their communities. More than 160 people are meeting in Waitangi… Read more Audio