Morning Report

Banks Peninsula is still under a State of Emergency almost a week after heavy rain triggered widespread flooding and slips including an active slip on Lighthouse Road in Akaroa. Christchurch City… Read more Audio

Dozens of Indian and Pakistani civilians have been killed after hostilities erupted between the two nations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Griffith University in Australia professor of… Read more Audio

The Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns must win their next games to keep the trans-tasman basketball series alive after falling to heavy defeats in the opening matches last night in Adelaide. Audio

A meteor shower, which is actually a brightly burning trail of space debris left behind by Halleys Comet, will be visible in our skies over the next few days. Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki spoke to… Read more Audio

Predator Free Wellington is facing a shortfall of $1.75 million a year, due to a drop in government funding. Environment reporter Kate Green took a tour of its workshop. Audio

The search is on for families of nearly 2000 mental health patients who were buried in unmarked graves in Porirua. Porirua Cemeteries Manager Daniel Chrisp spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Dozens of people have been killed on both the Indian and Pakistani areas of Kashmir after conflict was reignited between the two nations this week. Tayyaba Khan, a New Zealander originally from… Read more Audio

New Zealanders of Indian and Pakistani origin are generally united in their hopes a diplomatic solution can be found to the strikes in the Pakistan controlled Kashmir region these past few days… Read more Audio

Clear battle lines have been drawn in New Zealand politics when it comes to the Trump effect on elections outside the US. Political reporter Russell Palmer reports. Audio

The government has been told the police need greater powers to properly clamp down on transnational and organised criminal groups. The Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and… Read more Audio

India and Pakistan remain on the brink of a bigger conflict after India launched military strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday. Correspondent Rebecca Bundhun spoke to… Read more Audio

Smoke has billowed out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, and it is black showing no Pope has been chosen. Philip Crowther from the Associated Press spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio