Morning Report

The next generation of Māori leaders is looking to shape the future of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland - and they don't want to just rely on their iwi to have their voices heard. Mihi Blair and Tom Irvine… Read more Audio

IHC is joining a chorus of voices calling for more rapid specialist support for young children with disabilities. Preschoolers with special needs are having to wait an average of three months for… Read more Audio

Dr Shay McGuinness, an Intensive Care Specialist at Auckland City Hospital, was one of the lead investigators into a study looking into how much blood is needed in transfusions during surgery. "The… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Housing Minister Phil Twyford is planning to override Auckland Council's Unitary Plan in order to fast-track building more houses. His plan involves establishing a Urban Development Authority which… Read more Audio

The revised Trans Pacific Partnership could be in force by Christmas, opening up trade among eleven Pacific Rim nations. New Zealand intends being one of the first six to ratify, which would trigger… Read more Audio

Many major buildings with combustible cladding are not being properly audited to make sure all their safety systems work adequately. Yet these are the systems the Government and councils repeatedly… Read more Audio

The New Zealand First leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters has cast doubt on Labour's plans to double the refugee quota, saying his party never agreed to it. The government had already started… Read more Audio

The veteran midcourter Laura Langman says next week's Quad Series will give the Silver Ferns an opportunity to make a new start. Audio

In a powerful symbol of reconciliation between Maori and Pakeha, the Anglican Archdeacon Tikituterangi Raumati was buried in the grounds of the Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary's in New Plymouth… Read more Audio

International news agency Reuters says it will keep fighting to have two of its reporters released from jail in Myanmar. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were on Monday sentenced to seven years in prison with… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns midcourter Laura Langman says taking a year out from netball has given her some perspective on life. Langman has announced she will return to play for the Australian domestic netball… Read more Audio