Morning Report

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's ban on asylum for migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally. Just one of the stories coming out of the US administration on Wednesday. His… Read more Audio

New Zealand's latest cricketing hero Ajaz Patel is under no illusion just how tough test cricket is despite helping the Black Caps to their narrowest ever test win. The 30-year-old test debutant took… Read more Audio

Third-year medical students at the University of Otago don't yet know if they'll have to re-sit their exams after allegations of cheating. In an end-of-year practical exam, students were asked to… Read more Audio

The pressures on small-town New Zealand are exerting a brutal grip on Ōtaki. The Kāpiti town is struggling with four suspected suicides and a rise in the use of the drug P. But locals are taking steps… Read more Audio

The Salvation Army says a ban on beggars and rough sleepers in Tauranga won't solve the problem but just move it elsewhere. The Tauranga City Council has narrowly passed a bylaw banning begging and… Read more Audio

A common practice of cutting tongue-tied babies is being labelled painful, frequently unnecessary and potentially dangerous. Thousands of newborns are thought to have the surgery every year and… Read more Audio

Flooding continues to cause problems in Otago with rivers continuing to rise. Severe weather warnings in the South Island were lifted last night as rain across the Dunedin and Clutha districts eased… Read more Audio

The New Zealand spinner Azaz Patel says they celebrated their first Test victory over Pakistan, but it didn't last too long and they're now focussed on the second test. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

A scientist is welcoming an extra $13 million of government money over three years for research into stopping the spread of kauri dieback and myrtle rust. And while the Ministry for Primary Industries… Read more Audio

Tauranga shop owners say they're relieved the city council's ban on begging has passed its final hurdle. A bylaw banning beggars and rough sleepers within five metres of shops in the central business… Read more Audio

Senior doctors want to put a stop to what they say is unnecessary, painful and potentially dangerous surgery being done on tongue-tied newborns. The thin piece of skin joining the underside of the… Read more Audio