Morning Report

The new political party that wants to challenge the Greens for votes has launched its website and is signing up members. While commentators have been calling it a potential "blue-green" or "teal"… Read more Audio

The Salvation Army is accusing the government of not doing enough to reduce social inequality. The Army's 2019 State of the Nation Report points out multiple problems, including record levels of… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Waiting times for children with disabilities and behaviour problems to get help have jumped 30 percent in the past year. Some children are waiting ten months or more for help. The delays are… Read more Audio

The lawyer for serial rapist Malcolm Rewa has accused Susan Burdett's son of murdering her for an inheritance. Rewa is on trial in the High Court at Auckland accused of Ms Burdett's murder. The… Read more Audio

People in Whanganui are at their wits end over rapidly rising rental costs and a shortage of homes to rent. Official figures show average rents in Whanganui shot up almost 13 percent in the year to… Read more Audio

A controversial New Plymouth councillor, who said he was "ashamed" to sing the national anthem in te reo Maori, is refusing to make a face-to-face apology to his council colleagues. Murray Chong was a… Read more Audio

An Auckland mortgage adviser expects the city's property market to stay flat for a "good couple of years". The latest QV house price index shows that, in the year to January, Auckland prices declined… Read more Audio

Opener Martin Guptill is refusing to panic about the failure of the side to establish a strong opening partnership in their one day matches this summer. Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says there has been absolutely no damage to New Zealand's relationship with Saudi Arabia after the government canned an abbatoir destined for a Saudi… Read more Audio

This morning Huawei has gone on the offensive taking out full page ads in New Zealand newspapers. The ad's headline reads "5G without Huawei is like rugby without New Zealand." It says without Huawei… Read more Audio

An Air New Zealand plane being turned back from China and a u-turn on a joint tourism project has some wondering whether China and New Zealand really are still good friends. This week an airliner was… Read more Audio