Morning Report

A worldwide shortage of an anti-cancer vaccine has left many children and young people in this country with no option but to wait for the jab. At issue is the HPV vaccine Gardasil, which is funded… Read more Audio

A women's rights group is welcoming Government plans to remove abortion from the Crimes Act. The alternative approaches, suggested by the Law Commission, include no statutory test for an abortion to… Read more Audio

The Black Caps cricketers have beaten the UAE by 27 runs in a T20 warmup match in Abu Dhabi. Audio

The Duchess of Sussex had a chance to chat to locals last night about one of her favourite topics - food. As well as her acting, Meghan Markle was known for her gourmet food blogs before she married… Read more Audio

A truck engineer under investigation by Transport officials has spoken out about what he says is a host of failings across the vehicle inspection industry. Patrick Chu of Auckland is one of four… Read more Audio

Fans and supporters of Leicester City Football Club have gathered to mourn their club owner Thai billionaire businessman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. Mr Srivaddhanaprabha is believed to have been aboard… Read more Audio

National Party leader Simon Bridges and his wife Natalie met the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Government House on Sunday night. The Opposition leader joins Guyon Espiner to discuss this, as well as… Read more Audio

A young Māori leader will meet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex again today. But this time on home turf. Ezekiel Raui had a private audience with Harry and Meghan in June after winning one of the… Read more Audio

The mother of a 14-year-old boy with a foetal alcohol disorder says her son was left to roam the streets of Dunedin while staying in a hotel under the care of Oranga Tamariki. This follows revelations… Read more Audio

Auckland heart patients are waiting up to 11 months for a simple and potentially life saving heart scan. The scan, called an echocardiogram, is an ultrasound of the heart and is used to diagnose… Read more Audio

Wellingtonians came out in droves to greet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the couple's first royal visit to New Zealand yesterday. After flying in with athletes from the Invictus Games the couple… Read more Audio

US authorities have named the 11 people killed in the mass shooting that targeted worshipers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. Robert Bowers, 46, opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue during a Sabbath… Read more Audio