Morning Report

Redemption finally arrived for Daniel Ricciardo as the Red Bull driver overcame a mid-race power loss to win the Monaco Grand Prix, two years after being cruelly denied victory in Formula One's crown… Read more Audio

Nurses strikes to go ahead: 'We need 11 percent right now', M bovis: D-day for dairy, beef farmers as cull call looms, International Cricket 'defensive' over match-fixing claims, NCEA Level 1 exams 'a… Read more Audio

Pacific music was on show last night at the 14th annual Vodafone Pacific Music Awards in Manukau. The packed house at the Vodafone Events Centre was treated to a range of music performances including… Read more Audio

Ireland votes on Saturday on whether to remove a single sentence which enshrines a near-total ban on abortion in the constitution, even in cases of rape and fatal foetal abnormality. The eighth… Read more Audio

It's still officially autumn but winter arrived with a vengeance in Queenstown and the surrounding areas on Thursday with freezing temperatures, icy roads and lots of snow. Niwa forecaster Chris… Read more Audio

The Auckland motor racing driver Scott Dixon is feeling confident going into Monday morning's Indianapolis 500 and says last year's spectacular high-speed crash is not playing on his mind. Dixon was… Read more Audio

Thousands of young job-seekers met potential employers in Auckland yesterday in an event aimed at getting more of the city's youth into jobs. Auckland Council organised the JobFest because more than… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

It's been more tense than usual in Parliament over the past week, with an escalating dispute between National Party MPs and the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard. On Thursday Mr Mallard ordered… Read more Audio

It's been a feisty week in Parliament with escalating tensions between National Party MPs and the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard. On Thursday Mr Mallard ordered National's deputy leader Paula… Read more Audio

Forty years ago today the commissioner of Crown land George MacMillan gave the orders for more than 800 police and army personnel to begin forcibly evicting protestors from Bastion Point in Auckland… Read more Audio