Morning Report

One of Hawke's Bay's poorest communities is showing it is rich in festive spirit as it prepares to feed hundreds of people from all over the region this Christmas. Flaxmere's Pataka Kai, or community… Read more Audio

Nearly nine months after a devastating flood swept through Piha on Auckland's west coast, some residents on a flood-prone road still have no idea what's going to become of their water-damaged homes… Read more Audio

The two major unions representing hospital doctors are today boycotting a meeting about problems facing the medical workforce nationwide. The Medical Workforce Workshop has been called by the Health… Read more Audio

The deal reached at the United Nations climate-change conference in Poland has been criticised for not being ambitious enough. Nearly 200 countries have agreed on a set of rules to implement the Paris… Read more Audio

The Minister for Climate Change James Shaw says an agreement reached at the UN climate conference in Poland is not perfect, but it's a good start. Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a set of rules… Read more Audio

The Government is spending 1.4 billion dollars on road safety upgrades over the next three years, but not in time to make a difference this year , which is shaping up to have one of the worst road… Read more Audio

Police are running out of ways to get the message through to people about how to get home for Christmas without becoming a statistic. As much of the country prepares to knock off work for the… Read more Audio

Schools are illegally refusing to enrol children by saying their classrooms are too full or insisting on permanent addresses for families in emergency housing. Organisations charged with getting… Read more Audio

A fire chief who works one of the most notorious stretches of road in the country reckons people crossing the centre line are one of the main causes of crashes. The Government is investing… Read more Audio