Morning Report

Australian company wants to boost veterinary care quality and training in NZ. The challenge to NZ agriculture from plant based meat. A Hamilton woman makes a business from tackling snoring. The latest… Read more Audio

The European parliament has voted to punish Hungary for cracking down on democratic institutions, setting off a process that could ultimately lead to the suspension of the country's voting rights in… Read more Audio

McDonald's New Zealand is changing its language policy after a worker in Hamilton was told she couldn't speak te reo Maori on the restaurant floor. Janine Eru Taueki, whose first language is Maori… Read more Audio

A Wellington cancer patient with a rare reaction to common chemo drugs is paying thousands of dollars for an alternative because her case isn't considered rare enough. Seventy-one-year-old Janet… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Greenpeace is calling on the government to kit out New Zealand homes with solar panels, by using the funds currently subsidising the oil and gas industry. Earlier this year the government banned… Read more Audio

The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says it made sense to name Sonny Bill Williams on the bench for Saturday's test against South Africa in Wellington. Audio

Terminally ill cancer patients criticise Pharmac over drug cost; Cracks in coalition govt as Crown/Maori announcement disrupted; US East Coast prepares for Hurricane Florence to hit; Elation for some… Read more Audio

Areare ōu taringa - listen up and karawhuia - give it a go with today's Kīwaha. Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Guyon sat down and recorded a few of their favourites. Check out the series in your podcasts… Read more Audio

Celebrity lawyer Erin Brockovich has been making waves across the Tasman lately, accusing authorities of woeful inaction over firefighting foam contamination of community water supplies. But the real… Read more Audio

Work is already underway to make sure Wellington doesn't run out of water in 30 years' time. A new report shows if people keep hosing their gardens and showering like they do now, shortages will hit… Read more Audio