Morning Report

New Zealanders are continuing to use more antidepressants but there is no sign it's improving mental health. That's the conclusion of Otago University research published in the New Zealand Medical… Read more Audio

The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says his team will have to be on top form to beat England at Twickenham on Sunday. He says this weekend's clash is bigger than last year's series against the British… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

On Thursday Newshub’s Michael Morrah broke a story about foreign students who are under investigation by Immigration New Zealand for potentially putting their new skills towards building weapons of… Read more Audio

Sunday is Armistice Day commemorating the end of the First World War and four years of horror. At least 18,000 New Zealanders died in or because of the war. They were among an estimated 40 million… Read more Audio

With NCEA exams underway this week, there's growing division over the best way to teach teenagers. Some secondary school principals worry a push for projects that cover several subjects at once is… Read more Audio

The Transport Agency is belatedly signalling it will take a tough line against a major business that both imports used cars, and tests if they are safe. But the inspection side of the business says… Read more Audio

The Immigration Minister is under increasing pressure with new revelations he spent just an hour considering the Karel Sroubek case and didn't read the entire file before making a decision. The… Read more Audio

The All Blacks centre Jack Goodhue says he thought he might not make it on the All Blacks end of year tour after being struck down by glandular fever. Audio

The mother of one of four victims in a suspected suicide cluster in Ōtaki has spoken of her desperate wait to get proper help. She is mourning her daughter who was in her early 20s. She spoke to the… Read more Audio

Immigration New Zealand and the Secret Intelligence Service are investigating several foreign students over concerns their studies could be used to make weapons of mass destruction. One of the… Read more Audio

Stricter safety rules are being brought into an Auckland charity boxing match today following the death of a boxer in Christchurch from serious brain injuries. Kain Parsons was knocked unconscious… Read more Audio