Morning Report

Team Wellington have lost a thrilling opening match at football's FIFA club world cup in the UAE, going down in heartbreaking fashion to local champions Al Ain 4-3 in a penalty shootout. Audio

After 30 years of talks and nearly 160 years of disagreement, a law's been passed to resolve the long dispute over leasehold land at Waitara. The Taranaki wars began at Waitara - six kilometres inland… Read more Audio

A high profile social justice campaigner and former martial arts exponent who claims to be a friend of the Prime Minister sent her a text applauding the government on its decision to give Czech drug… Read more Audio

Hundreds of armed police in France are still searching for a gunman who killed three people and injured several others. The shooter, who was on a security watchlist, opened fire at a popular Christmas… Read more Audio

Thousands of people gathered at vigils last night for slain British backpacker Grace Millane and other victims of violence. The English tourist went missing from central Auckland at the start of… Read more Audio

US President Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has been sentenced to spend three years in prison after pleading guilty to several charges including tax evasion. He's one of several members in… Read more Audio

A New Zealand citizen locked in detention has gone to Australia's highest court to break new legal ground that would protect Aborigines from deportation. The detainee's lawyers says on top of the jail… Read more Audio

MPs from the British Prime Minister's own party are voting in a secret ballot on whether to remove her as leader of the Conservative Party. Theresa May has faced stinging criticism over her Brexit… Read more Audio

There's an early Christmas present for the tens of thousands of people who feared their holiday plans were about to be shattered by an Air New Zealand strike. After hours of talks the airlines and the… Read more Audio

Team Wellington are currently fighting in extra time to shake off local champions Al Ain in a 3 all deadlock in football's FIFA club world cup in the UAE. Audio

Report shows financial services sector growing economic contribution worth $13.5 billion. Australian firms pounce on local funeral industry. Trade Me takeover battle not over. Finance markets rebound.

Air New Zealand engineers have called off their three-day strike, which could have affected up to 120,000 travellers in the busy week before Christmas. The airline said late last night it had reached… Read more Audio