Morning Report

Train services have been reduced in Wellington today because of the need for urgent mechanical work. RNZ understands twenty trains have been withdrawn from service because of concerns about the… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

He Korowai Trust in Kaitaia is at the coalface of the housing crisis in the Far North and will house many whānau over the Christmas holidays. The trust runs out of a renovated hotel and has nine… Read more Audio

Wellington commuters are being warned to expect significant disruption of train services coming into the capital this morning. The transport service Metlink says many services have been cancelled or… Read more Audio

Hockey New Zealand looks set to sack Black Sticks coach Mark Hager in the wake of a review into the environment within the national women's team. Audio

Disruptions to Wellington trains; 110,000 stranded at Gatwick airport over drone; Vic Uni rejects exchange student after mental illness revealed; Counsellor comment on Vic Uni scenario; AUS deports… Read more Audio

Last week we brought a story about pavlova - just how much people love them or hate them. But what does Christmas look, or taste like, if you don't eat eggs, or meat, or butter or cream or indeed… Read more Audio

Scarcely a day goes by without Donald Trump getting into hot water for his brash, offensive and often misleading remarks. And the second year of his presidency hasn't cooled his Twitter tirades or… Read more Audio

Veterans and serving defence people can now go to one place to access any help they need. WeServed dot NZ provides information from a wide-range of organisations providing assistance and advice. It's… Read more Audio

The Foreign Minister says New Zealand will support the UN Global Compact on Migration and claims it affects our sovereignty are poppycock. Winston Peters says legal advice has debunked falsehoods… Read more Audio

Wellington is looking a little less like a capital city today with the last of the politicians boarding their planes this morning to retire to their electorates for the next six weeks. And like every… Read more Audio