Morning Report

The international cave divers who rescued the Thai boys and their coach are being lauded all around the world. US President Donald Trump called it a "beautiful moment" in a Tweet and British Prime… Read more Audio

France have reached their first football World Cup final since 2006 after beating Belgium 1-nil in a thrilling semi-final in Russia. Audio

It's all over France are through to the finals of the FIFA World Cup. Coen Lammers is on the line from St Petersburg where he's been watching the France-Belgium game. Audio

An intensive care specialist is concerned the death of two babies in Samoa will be a setback to vaccination programmes there. The infants died last Friday after receiving a vaccination for measles… Read more Audio

Nurses and the district health boards are holding last ditch talks in a bid to reach a deal, but the government says one option that's not on the table is more money. Finance Minister Grant Robertson… Read more Audio

A free speech advocacy group raised 50 thousand dollars in less than 24 hours in a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action against Auckland Mayor Phil Goff. Mr Goff last week announced that a pair… Read more Audio

The Defence Minister Ron Mark is now under pressure to replace the Airforce's ageing Hercules planes before their useby date in three to five years. They frequently fly on humanitarian aid missions… Read more Audio

The former tenant of a South Auckland state house, where a young woman was found dead at the weekend, says no-one should have been there. A homicide investigation was launched after the discovery of… Read more Audio

It's just over a week since Auckland's new regional fuel tax came into effect - so are people trying to dodge it by filling up out of town? Some petrol stations say they've been busier since the… Read more Audio

Twenty-four hours before thousands of nurses walk out of hospitals in the first national strike for almost 30 years, managers say they're as ready as they can be. The Nurses Organisation has rejected… Read more Audio

All safe and well - the last of the boys, their coach and all the rescuers are now out of the Tham-luang cave. The last five made it out just before midnight. Gyles Beckford talks to Ruchard Ehrlich… Read more Audio

France and Belgium are locked nil-all after an entertaining first half of their football World Cup semi-final in Russia. Audio