Morning Report

Health officials are not recommending vacinnations against a deadly strain of meningitis nationwide. In Northland they are gearing up to vaccinate 20,000 children and teenagers before Christmas. It's… Read more Audio

A second attempt at a symposium aimed at learning from the Canterbury earthquakes has been labelled an attempt to re-write history. The first was cancelled by the previous government two months after… Read more Audio

Barry Matthews, A former friend and rugby mate of Donald Ineson has described how he was having a difficult time recently. On Sunday Mr Ineson fired shots at his family before running down a police… Read more Audio

New Zealander Joe Schmidt won't be the next All Blacks coach after announcing he'll quit coaching after next year's World Cup with Ireland. Audio

Health officials in Northland are gearing up to vaccinate 20,000 children and teenagers before Christmas. Twenty-nine people nationwide have contracted the MenW strain this year, and six people have… Read more Audio

It's been revealed an Auckland garage was warned five times over nine months by the Transport Agency about dodgy Warrants of Fittness before it was suspended. In one case the garage charged for… Read more Audio

The principal of Darfield Highschool says some students are feeling unsafe after Sunday's fatal shooting. On Sunday, 56-year-old local man, Donald Ineson fired shots at his family before running down… Read more Audio

A health and safety lawyer is accusing the Transport Agency of being too cosy with the rail operators it's required to police and wants urgent change. Since an inquiry into the deaths of rail workers… Read more Audio

A group of 29 researchers, human rights advocates and academics have written to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asking for greater protection of academic freedoms. The action was sparked after Professor… Read more Audio

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has declared martial law as tension with Russia escalates over its seizure of three Ukrainian navy ships off the coast of Crimea. Ukraine says Russia rammed one of… Read more Audio

A family in mourning for a young mother who died while looking after he newborn baby is accusing Oranga Tamariki of serious failings. They say the baby and her small brother were exposed to drugs and… Read more Audio