Morning Report

The Minister responsible for the GCSB is insisting the decision to ban the tech giant Hauwei from Spark's 5G rollout is because of the technology not because the company is Chinese. The electronic spy… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The government has enraged mental health advocates by appointing top bureaucrats to advise on how to deal with the Mental Health inquiry. A 21-member leadership team has been set up to respond to the… Read more Audio

The National Party's calling for the Immigration Minister's resignation over what they say is yet another appalling display of incompetence. Iain Lees-Galloway has make a complete u-turn on his… Read more Audio

The Football Ferns have crushed hosts New Caledonia 8-nil to book their place in this weekend's final at the Oceania Nations Cup. Audio

Andrew Little discusses Huawei exclusion from NZ's 5g upgrade, National calls for Immigration Minister to resign, Two year legal battle, $300k for woman to keep kids in NZ, Auckland Council plans 100… Read more Audio

The high number of whale strandings is showing the value of iwi involvement in rescue efforts with one Northland iwi leading the way. Ngātiwai has been at the centre of a number of rescue efforts. Its… Read more Audio

A government-ordered inquiry into mental health and addiction will present its report to the government on Wednesday. The panel, headed by a former health watchdog, Ron Paterson, began its work in… Read more Audio

On this day 125 years ago more than 90,000 women went to the polls for the first time to cast their vote. Well-known women activists, historians and writers are gathering in Parliament this morning to… Read more Audio

Taranaki farmers say they'll be collateral damage if a recommendation that safety exclusion zones around oil and gas installations is taken up. An interim Environment Court decision calls for the… Read more Audio