Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A criminal justice campaigner is putting the government on notice that it must dramatically improve prison conditions before it appears again before the United Nations in five years time. Overnight… Read more Audio

Three royal babies arrived in Dunedin this week - at the Royal Albatross Colony. The first three chicks of the breeding season have hatched and DOC workers are hopeful this season will be the best yet… Read more Audio

British Prime Minister Theresa May has gone back to the Parliament to set out her Plan B for Britain's exit from the European Union. Her initial plan was decisively rejected by MPs last week. Mrs May… Read more Audio

Advocates for victims of sexual assault have condemned last night's interview with the roast buster Joseph Parker. Mr Parker was a member of the gang of teenage boys who boasted online about having… Read more Audio

Alexander Zverev took out his full frustration on his racquet during an explosive exit from the Australian Open, the German's latest grand slam flop. Audio

From next month thousands of New Zealanders living under the shadow of the deadly Hepatitis C virus will finally be able to get lifesaving treatment. On February 1, Pharmac will begin funding the drug… Read more Audio

Most Aucklanders using public transport are about to be hit in the pocket. From February 10, bus, ferry and train fares will change, with some increasing by up to 50 cents. Auckland Transport says… Read more Audio

Government dithering has been blamed for the latest abysmal house affordability figures. The annual Demographia International Housing Affordability report shows that all of the country's major… Read more Video, Audio

Two vehicles have been hijacked by groups of masked men in Northern Ireland overnight - just a day after a pizza van was stolen, turned into a car bomb and detonated outside a courthouse on Sunday… Read more Audio

Inmates in more Australian detention centres, many of whom are New Zealanders, have joined hunger protests started by detainees at the Yongah Hill facility near Perth. Some detainees in Western… Read more Audio

New Zealand's human rights record came under scrutiny overnight at the United Nations. Delegates repeatedly questioned the high rates of domestic violence, the increasing number of New Zealanders in… Read more Audio