Morning Report

In Venezuela there's growing condemnation of President Maduro's refusal to allow aid shipments into the country. The country's suffering a severe economic crisis with many people struggling to find… Read more Audio

The Housing Minister Phil Twyford has announced a raft of new rules for rental properties, with a strong focus on heating and insulation. Landlords are being given until July 2024 to install ceiling… Read more Audio

National says residential properties owners are under attack by the Government after new rental standards were announced just days after news of a potential capital gains tax. The party's housing… Read more Audio

Pope Francis has condemned clergy guilty of child sexual abuse, calling them "tools of Satan" and promising action would be taken to protect children from what he called "ravenous wolves". He made the… Read more Audio

Investigations have begun after a competitor in a jet boat race was killed in a crash on the Clutha River near Wanaka on Sunday. Two people were in the boat - one survived and is in hospital with… Read more Audio

The findings of a review into the environment in the New Zealand women's hockey team will finally be revealed today. Audio

Organisers of Te Matatini have thanked the Wellington region for taking the national kapa haka festival to new heights. The four day event ended on Sunday at Westpac Stadium, the festival's biggest… Read more Audio

Lime has been asked to remove its scooters from Dunedin's streets until it can prove its fleet is safe. It's the second city to do so, after Auckland council temporarily suspended the company's trial… Read more Audio

National's housing spokesperson Judith Collins says new rules requiring landlords to insulate and heat rental homes will hurt tenants, not help them. Landlords have until July 2024 to install ceiling… Read more Audio