Morning Report

Destiny Church says the Department of Corrections is breaching the Treaty of Waitangi by refusing to let it into prisons. About 2000 people crowded the front lawn of Parliament on Thursday afternoon… Read more Video, Audio

A marketing expert says if Tip Top is sold to an overseas company there could be job cuts and product changes similar to what happened to Cadbury in Dunedin. On Thursday Fonterra announced it was… Read more Audio

Skipper Kane Williamson cracked an unbeaten century as New Zealand took a 198-run lead against Pakistan on day four of the third and deciding cricket test in Abu Dhabi. Audio

Top stories this morning... Two thirds of the cars rechecked amid the warrant of fitness crisis have failed their re-inspection. China is demanding Canada immediately release the chief financial… Read more Audio

A top Auckland restaurant has been named among the best fine dining establishments in the world. The Grove was ranked number nine in the Traveller's Choice Awards on the international travel website… Read more Audio

Aucklanders will no longer be told if the beach their swimming at this summer has marginal water quality. Safeswim's website flags pollution at beaches with traffic light icons but now the amber… Read more Audio

In a small town in rural Wairarapa a kapa haka group has brought a community together. Te Roopu Manaaki performed in Hamilton on Wednesday at the first national kapa haka festival for people with… Read more Audio

The government is cracking down on religious education classes with new guidelines for schools, but the secular group which pushed for change still isn't happy. The Secular Education Network has been… Read more Audio

Police recruits won't be given additional mental health training under the Police Minister's watch because he doesn't want them to become a substitute for the experts. Mental health call-outs have… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

This week's Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction has singled out alcohol as a major problem. The panel suggested raising the minimum age for buying alcohol and increasing the price through more… Read more Audio

A former gang member who spent years of his life in prison is dismissing prison rehabilitation courses as a waste of time. Ritchie Fa'avesi is now a facilitator for Destiny Church's Man Up programme… Read more Audio