Morning Report

The Department of Conservation has been accused of unlawful discrimination by charging foreign tourists higher fees on the Great Walks. A complaint from Australia has now been lodged with the Human… Read more Audio

New Zealand meat companies are fighting back against proposed tariff changes in Europe which could undermine meat exports worth $1.8 billion. Britain and the European Union have notified the World… Read more Audio

An inquest is underway after an Auckland man died of a heroin overdose. The father of the man described finding his son, and told the inquest he was ashamed of his own drug addiction, and didn't want… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

In Australia a Queensland coroner has ruled on the 2014 death of an Iranian refugee on Manus Island was "entirely preventable" and due to the "compounding effect of multiple errors". Hamid Kehazaei… Read more Audio

An investigation into heavy vehicle certifiers by the New Zealand Transport Agency is being welcomed by the trucking industry, despite some saying it should never have got to this point. Certifiers… Read more Audio

New Zealanders living in Lombok say the 6.4 magnitude earthquake which struck the Indonesian island on Sunday was an horrific experience. Sixteen people have been killed and more than 300 people were… Read more Audio

A Māori data group says the low Census turnout could have a major impact on the number of Māori seats in Parliament. Early Census 2018 results show only 90 percent of individuals responded, and the… Read more Audio

The New Zealand women's hockey team were a short time ago trailing Argentina 1-nil in their knockout match at the World Cup in London. The winner of the game advances to the quarter-finals where… Read more Audio

The Otago Regional Council has been told to focus on protecting the environment, rather than build a flash new headquarters. One of its councillors Michael Laws says the council's plan to spend up to… Read more Audio

Businesses in the Christchurch suburb of New Brighton are demanding urgent action to pull the area out of an economic slump. The seaside town has struggled since the Canterbury Earthquakes, with… Read more Audio

New findings on Earthquake Commission payouts have found most weather related claims are coming from properties close to the coast.

The EQC covers homeowners for damage to land, and in some cases to… Read more Video, Audio