Morning Report

New Zealand Police are searching for British backpacker Grace Millane, who has been missing for five days. Ms Millane, a 22-year-old from Essex, was last seen by roommates at an Auckland hostel on… Read more Audio

Young people say pornography is too easy to watch in New Zealand. The Office of Film and Literature Classification interviewed 2000 children aged 14 to 17 and found more than 70 percent thought porn… Read more Video, Audio

A bid to establish a Pacific-based Super Rugby franchise appears to have floundered after failing to find the necessary funding. Audio

Ten Auckland principals say their schools will boycott Saint Kentigern College in next year's premier rugby competition as punishment for what they says is their "blatant" poaching practices. A series… Read more Audio

Hundreds of Northland children and young people have been vaccinated against a new strain of meningococcal disease, after the first day of an emergency immunisation campaign. Northland DHB aims to… Read more Audio

The National Party staged a mass exodus from Parliament on Wednesday after the Speaker ejected Simon Bridges from the house for his questioning of the Prime Minister on Karel Sroubek. It's hard to… Read more Audio

Nearly 50 Chinese construction workers are asking the government to hold to account a man they believe has conned them of tens of thousands of dollars. The workers were brought to New Zealand by a man… Read more Audio

Former President George H.W. Bush's state funeral has just concluded at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. At the service he was hailed as a World War Two hero, Cold War veteran and architect of… Read more Audio

Emails and documents show the Transport Agency has allowed defective brake testing to go on for years. An Auckland garage was warned in 2015 its inspections were unsafe yet carried on issuing large… Read more Audio

A psychiatrist is warning that Hillmorton Hospital in Christchurch can be a terrifying place to work and senior management should be held accountable for the appalling levels of violence against… Read more Audio

A four wicket haul to debutant Will Somerville has helped the Black Caps keep their slim hopes of a series win against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi alive. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio