Morning Report

Tiwai fire: More firefighters to help after overnight battle, Drivers may get compensation for poor petrol, Arson suspected at Auckland high-rise fire, Govt to announce mental health inquiry, Why… Read more Audio

A group of intrepid cavers have surfaced after exploring previously unexplored reaches of the Bulmer Cavern near Murchison. It was a 17-day expedition and they hoped to prove the cave system to be the… Read more Audio

At the weekend the Aotearoa Māori football sides were able to clinch the inaugural Clash of Cultures series against their Australian First Nation Mariya rivals in Auckland. Both the Māori men's and… Read more Audio

Earlier on Morning Report we spoke to the Minister for Treaty Negotiations Andrew Little on the $370 million settlement top-up given to Ngai Tahu and Tainui iwi. The payout is thanks to a clause… Read more Audio

A Putaruru family struck down with a mystery illness initially thought to be botulism are battling to have that diagnosis overturned and access to ACC reinstated. Shibu Kochummen, his wife Subi, and… Read more Audio

Nick Kyrgios lost to world number three Grigor Dimitrov in a four-set thriller last night at the Australian Open. It means there is no local left in the men's singles. No Australian has won the major… Read more Audio

Kim Dotcom has filed papers seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from the government over an erroneous arrest warrant. The papers accuse the government of pursuing an erroneous arrest… Read more Audio

New Zealand's major housing markets are "severely unaffordable" according to the latest Demographia survey, out today. Auckland homes have been ranked the ninth most unaffordable in a survey of more… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns suffered a shock loss yesterday at the hands of England in their opener at the Netball Quad Series in London. By half time the Ferns were behind by just one point and their luck… Read more Audio

Rocket Lab successfully launched a rocket into orbit for the first time yesterday. The small Electron rocket reached orbit and deployed three miniature satellites shortly after taking off from the… Read more Audio

Police have failed to restore the numbers of officers dedicated to traffic duties even though the 2017 road toll was the worst in five years. They were given an extra $10 million in April to boost… Read more Audio