Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Global temperatures over the past four years were the warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organisation has confirmed. The average global temperature last year was one degree celsius above… Read more Audio

Police in Hawke's Bay fear there are a growing number of young people who have no empathy and just don't care how badly they hurt others. In little more than a year, four teenagers from Hastings… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Defence Force has also been called in to help battle the fires in Tasman. Brigadier Jim Bliss is the land component commander for the NZDF. He talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio

The Prime Minister flies into Nelson on Thursday on an Air Force Hercules to assess the fire damage in Tasman. The Civil Defence Minister Kris Faffoi and Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor were on… Read more Audio

The Police and Emergency Services have just held a news conference in Nelson, with the latest on the fire. Morning Report's Alex Ashton was there, he joins us with the latest update. Audio

Tim Seifert had Black Caps great Brendon McCullum on his mind as he produced his best T20 innings to help New Zealand to an 80 run victory in the first game in Wellington. Audio

Thousands of people attended events at Waitangi yesterday marking the 179th anniversary of the signing of the treaty. It was a mixture of formality, kai, waka and a real carnival atmosphere under… Read more Audio

US President Donald Trump has announced in his State of the Union speech that he will hold a second nuclear summit with North Korea's leader this month. In an address to the nation with the theme… Read more Audio

New Zealand-led research shows dangerously unpredictable extreme weather could worsen as major ice sheets melt at both poles. The international team headed by a scientist at Victoria University of… Read more Audio

A lack of water in Tasman has made it difficult for firefighters. Murray King is a dairy farmer and chair of Waimea Irrigators. He talks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

The Prime Minister flys into Nelson on Thursday to see first-hand the extent of the fire damage across the Tasman District. One house has been destroyed, 182 properties have been evacuated, and… Read more Audio