Morning Report

Three people have been swept away by an avalanche on Mount Hicks near Fox Glacier. The avalanche happened at Harper's Saddle. Two helicopters and two rescue teams are searching for the trio, who are… Read more Audio

New Zealand Formula One driver Brendon Hartley has reportedly been told he will be dropped from Toro Rosso at the end of the season. Audio

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will meet kiwis of a different kind in Rotorua on Wednesday. The royal couple will visit Rainbow Springs and its national kiwi hatchery. Michelle Impey is executive… Read more Audio

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex head to Rotorua today after dazzling Aucklanders with their gumboot-throwing talent, tree planting, meeting children with parents who've been in prison, and talking to… Read more Audio

National MP Judith Collins vehemently denies targeting a young couple online, saying she's just raising questions about Kiwibuild's eligibility criteria. Housing Minister Phil Twyford has accused her… Read more Video, Audio

Want to switch off from work when you go home, but don't feel you can? Communication company 2degrees is telling its workers that 'home time is your time' and it's okay to disconnect. That means that… Read more Audio

A family's 40 year-long campaign to have the diary of a First World War veteran returned has come to an end. Hartley Valentine Palmer is one of three Gallipoli veterans whose diaries returned to New… Read more Audio

A woman denied a post-study work visa says she's baffled by the Immigration's decision not to let her stay in the country. Shyamal Patel completed a Masters in International Studies, specialising in… Read more Audio

An energy professor says Kiwirail needs to electrify the whole of the North Island's main trunkline and expand into the South Island as well. The government has announced it plans to spend $35 million… Read more Audio

The Jewish refugee agency targeted by US gunman Robert Bowers says they will not be deterred from continuing their work. No members of the agency were at the synagogue at the time but Bowers had… Read more Audio

The 6.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the central North Island on Tuesday afternoon was apparently felt by an estimated 15,000 people across New Zealand. GNS Science says it struck about 25 kilometres… Read more Audio

Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson says they're facing one of the biggest challengers in cricket when they take on Pakistan in a T20 series starting tomorrow morning. Audio