Morning Report

The All Blacks prop Owen Franks says they're well aware of the need to be smarter with referees increasingly cracking down on dangerous contact. Concern around concussion has seen World Rugby… Read more Audio

Less than a fortnight ago Justice Minister Andrew Little hoped to have the law off the books by the end of this year. But on Monday Andrew Little did an abrupt u-turn after New Zealand First told him… Read more Audio

A real estate company is predicting Auckland's housing crisis is about to get worse as developers choose to sit on land because they can't turn a profit. Colliers International says lower house prices… Read more Audio

The fishing industry says vessel owners should refuse to carry observers only if they have a valid reason. Monitors from the Ministry for Primary Industries are a legal requirement but some fishing… Read more Audio

An Auckland mum who was told by Work and Income that her benefit had been cut because she'd been on two Tinder dates has had her payments wrongly suspended for a second time. The Ministry of Social… Read more Audio

New Zealand First has put the brakes on Labour's plan to repeal the three strikes law. Justice Minister Andrew Little says he told the Prime Minister on Friday that he would have to pull the Cabinet… Read more Video, Audio

The US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are just hours away from their historic talks which start at 1pm (NZ time) in Singapore. The pair will meet without aides or advisers… Read more Audio

River levels are running high in the Gisborne area after a night of heavy rain overnight. More than a thousand homes are without power from East Cape down to Hawke's Bay. Around Gisborne the Waipaoa… Read more Audio

River levels are running high in the Gisborne area after a night of heavy rain overnight. It's just a week since flash flooding ravaged Tolaga Bay. A thousand people are without power from East Cape… Read more Audio

The Southern Steel stunned the Mainland Tactix in round six of the ANZ Premiership last night in a thrilling 53 to 52 win in Christchurch. It's the latest in a series of tight finishes in the… Read more Audio

Rising interest rates overseas not likely to pose problems for local borrowers or home buyers. Invivo Wines seeks investors and celebrities to sell its vintages. Finance markets bide time ahead of… Read more Audio

Heavy rain is falling in the Gisborne area just one week after flash flooding ravaged Tolaga Bay. The Waipaoa River in Gisborne and The Hikuwai River in Tolaga Bay have reached alert levels and State… Read more Audio