Morning Report

Is or was there ever life on Mars? The answer is may be yes after Nasa's Mars rover found organic matter in an ancient lake bed on the planet. NASA's finding is being hailed as a major breakthrough in… Read more Audio

Christchurch Hospital emergency department staff say they are spat at, pinched, slapped and threatened at least 100 times each month. A survey recorded more the incidents of physical and verbal abuse… Read more Audio

Let's go back to our lead story about the Government's plans to establish a new 'super ministry' to help tackle the housing crisis. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will be announced… Read more Audio

Fifty retailers affected by the part closure of Lower Hutt's big Queensgate Mall say they are unsure about their future. It's unclear whether dozens of shops in will move out after part of the complex… Read more Audio

In the last 24 hours whole suburbs in Hawaii have been obliterated by lava from the Kilauea Volcano. Kapoho Bay and Vacationland have been destroyed by a river of molten rock - hundreds of homes are… Read more Audio

A new study has found Pacific and Maori people are more likely to die from bowel cancer than any other ethnic group in the country. The PIPER project, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, is… Read more Audio

Joseph Parker's return to the top of world heavyweight boxing could happen sooner rather than later. The New Zealander will fight English boxer, Dillian Whyte, at London's O2 oh-two Arena on July 28… Read more Audio

Opposition MPs are demanding the Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis give some proper answers at Parliament, after what they call a breath-taking display of incompetence. Mr Davis fielded questions about… Read more Audio

The government is saying 'we told you so' as new figures suggest overseas buyers are a significant force in the country's housing hotspots. In the first three months of the year, 19 percent of house… Read more Audio

Gang membership appears to be on the rise. Figures given to RNZ Insight by the Gang Intelligence Centre show that in April this year there were nearly 6,000 identified gang members and prospects… Read more Audio

A new super ministry is being set up to deal with the housing crisis. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will be announced on Friday, and will provide policy advice on affordable housing… Read more Audio

Joseph Parker's promoter David Higgins believes the winner of the Parker-Dillian Whyte bout next month should get a crack at Anthony Joshua's world heavyweight titles. Audio