Morning Report

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Universities are blocking the publication of survey results that rate the usefulness of hundreds of their courses. The Tertiary Education Commission has enough responses to its MyQ survey of recent… Read more Audio

The New Zealand cyclist Patrick Bevin has taken the overall lead after three stages of the Tour of Britain. Audio

The Prime Minister wants answers after a New Zealand journalist is detained on Nauru, a woman driving a company van says she nearly crashed when her boss killed the engine by remote control, New… Read more Audio

Wellington On a Plate has named its best burger. Wilson Barbecue has won with its Brewed to the Bone tower of meat slapped between two Arobake buns.

It includes smoked beef short rib with candied… Read more Audio

A new movie about the first person to step foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong, is being denounced as "un-American". The complaint comes from Armstrong's partner Buzz Aldrin, who is furious "First Man"… Read more Audio

The next generation of Māori leaders is looking to shape the future of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland - and they don't want to just rely on their iwi to have their voices heard. Mihi Blair and Tom Irvine… Read more Audio

IHC is joining a chorus of voices calling for more rapid specialist support for young children with disabilities. Preschoolers with special needs are having to wait an average of three months for… Read more Audio

Dr Shay McGuinness, an Intensive Care Specialist at Auckland City Hospital, was one of the lead investigators into a study looking into how much blood is needed in transfusions during surgery. "The… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Housing Minister Phil Twyford is planning to override Auckland Council's Unitary Plan in order to fast-track building more houses. His plan involves establishing a Urban Development Authority which… Read more Audio