Morning Report

Season's greetings from co-leaders of the Green Party, James Shaw and Marama Davidson. Audio

Season's greetings from deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. Audio

Two refugee families are preparing to celebrate their first Kiwi Christmas in their new homes next week. The families have been in the Refugee Resettlement centre in Mangere, South Auckland for the… Read more Audio

The engineering firm that oversaw the demolition of Statistics House raised grave misgivings about the findings of the inquiry into its partial collapse. Documents released under the OIA also question… Read more Audio

The Government Communications Security Bureau says it's established links between the Chinese Ministry of State Security and a global campaign of cyber-enabled commercial intellectual property theft. Audio

Christmas has gone to the dogs.... and cats seemingly... as businesses cash in on the trend of people buying gifts for their furry companions. Reporter Charlie Dreaver went out to find out how far… Read more Audio

A Northland housing provider wants to relocate hundreds of homes by Christmas next year from Auckland to solve the crippling housing crisis in the Far North. Ricky Hougton from He Korowai Trust wants… Read more Audio

Japan is poised to end its whaling programme in the Southern Ocean but will resume commercial whaling within its own waters, according to Japanese news reports. The Kyodo news agency, quoting unnamed… Read more Audio

New Zealand hockey coach Mark Hager is set to lose his job after an internal review sparked by player complaints. The independent review was launched in September after complaints of a negative team… Read more Audio

It could be the most important news you'll hear all day. NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino joins us to deliver the weather forecast for Christmas. So is it good or bad news? Audio

Season's greetings from the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. Audio