Morning Report

A former Silver Ferns assistant coach is welcoming the resignation of coach Janine Southby. Southby resigned on Friday, at the same time as Netball New Zealand announced its review findings into the… Read more Audio

A Sikh Temple in South Auckland is breaking down cultural barriers and uniting people in their community. The Takanini Sikh Society feeds around 3,000 locals every weekend and distributes the… Read more Audio

Wellington is heading into its second week of the new bus timetables and routes, but the transition has not been without its problems. Tranzit took over the operation of Wellington's bus network last… Read more Audio

Newly released figures reveal the number of hospital buildings that are earthquake-prone is rising. That's a reversal of the previous downward trend. There are 77 quake-prone buildings with staff or… Read more Audio

The Black Ferns Sevens team secured a resounding win in yesterday's Rugby World Cup Sevens final in San Francisco. The women's team beat first-time finalists, France, 29-0, to take home the World Cup… Read more Audio

The government is being urged to loosen its self-imposed financial restraints and spend more on public services. Critics say more should be done for underfunded mental health services and dilapidated… Read more Audio

The Environment Minister has been asked to install an independent Commissioner at the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council to force it do more to clean up polluted lakes and rivers. The pressure is… Read more Audio

Twenty eight students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are arriving Christchurch this morning to spend a week with the Student Volunteer Army. The Parkland survivors are… Read more Audio

The government's being warned it has no chance of fixing rundown public services unless it ditches its self imposed spending rules. Under its budget responsibility rules, the Labour-led coalition has… Read more Audio

The search for the missing helicopter pilot Matt Wallis is resuming on Lake Wanaka. The son of the Warbirds Over Wanaka founder, Sir Tim Wallis, crashed into the lake near Stevensons Island on… Read more Audio

New Zealand businesses more optimistic than others around the world. Govt's fiscal straitjacket has no economic basis. Foreign ownership law change may hurt wine industry. The start of the investing… Read more Audio