Morning Report

The mayor of Kawerau hopes steadily increasing house prices in the Bay of Plenty town don't lead to it becoming unaffordable. The Quotable Value house price index indicates national values rose just… Read more Audio

A Gisborne truck welder is accusing transport officials of crippling his business. The Transport Agency's currently taking compliance action against 220 transport licence holders, garages, and… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A human rights lawyer says Victoria University may have breached the law when it revoked a student's offer of place because of her mental illness. Last year Kristin Legault's offer to study for three… Read more Audio

India cricket captain Virat Kohli smashed his 40th one day century and Vijay Shankar took two wickets in the final over to secure a nail-biting eight-run win for India against Australia in the second… Read more Audio

New Zealand's only plane hijacker says she wants to go home to Somalia. Islamic State fighter Mark Taylor says he feels stabbed in the back by the New Zealand government. A documents reveal drug… Read more Audio

Twenty young Northland men start work this week in the hills behind Moerewa - replacing what was once pine forest, with manuka. They're the first intake of Nga Mahuri o Ngati Hine - the saplings of… Read more Audio

As house prices continue to soar, Maori are using their land to create affordable homes for their people. A new social housing development and papakainga at Hurunui o Rangi marae in the Wairarapa has… Read more Audio

The Ombudsman is warning government departments not to use the Official Information Act as a way of dragging their feet in response to media enquiries. The National Party says there is an increasing… Read more Audio

If you're a bowel cancer patient and live in Auckland, you have a much better chance of surviving major surgery than if you live in other parts of the country such as Whanganui. And if you're Maori… Read more Audio