Morning Report

The international Consortium of Investigative Journalists Medical that brought you the Panama Papers has taken aim at medical devices that are unsafe and have not been adequately tested. The devices… Read more Audio

Amnesty International is hoping a last ditch effort will convince the government to keep a refugee programme running. The programme which was launched at the beginning of the year in Nelson… Read more Audio

A group of academics say the Prime Minister needs to speak out in defence of a professor who's been subject to harassment and intimdation. Professor Anne Marie Brady from Canterbury University has had… Read more Audio

Civil Defence says its nationwide test alert this evening was a success. Early indications are that the alert was transmitted to all parts of the country with cell phone coverage which is what it was… Read more Audio

A local body politician is calling for parents to take a greater responsibility for raising their children after a 14-year-old was found guilty of the murder of a 40-year-old man in Hawke's Bay. Haami… Read more Audio

A group of Catholic school Old Boys has found more sex abuse victims by forming an online network in the face of church roadblocks. Catholic authorities are now citing the Royal Commission into abuse… Read more Audio

The Black Caps have spent almost two full days in the field with not much reward as Pakistan ground out a sizeable first innings in the second Test in Dubai. Audio

The Transport Agency has banned another vehicle inspection business over its poor Warrant of Fitness assessments. Westland Automotive and Tyre in Auckland was suspended and its director Akram Zakeri… Read more Video, Audio

The United States has asked telecommunications providers in countries it is allies with to avoid using equipment from Chinese tech giant Huawei. Earlier this month the company partnered with Spark for… Read more Video, Audio

The United States has asked telecommunications providers in countries it is allies with to avoid using equipment from Chinese tech giant Huawei. Earlier this month the company partnered with Spark for… Read more Audio

European leaders in Brussels have endorsed the deal for Britain's departure from the European Union next year. The European Commission leader, Jean-Claude Juncker, warned the British parliament not to… Read more Audio

The head of Auckland's City Rail Link does not expect the collapse of a key partner to derail the project. The Australian firm RCR Tomlinson went into administration last week, just six weeks after… Read more Audio