Morning Report

There's been widespread dismay at the decision not to prosecute anyone for the deaths of 115 people in the CTV building collapse during the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. Police say it was a tough… Read more Audio

A distinguished NZ scientist is warning that kauri are heading for extinction because of public apathy and stupidity. Professor Peter de Lange was for 27 years a principal research scientist with DoC… Read more Audio

Today's planned strike by Wellington train workers may be off but is strike action looming in Auckland? Late on Thursday the Wellington union achieved a breakthrough when rail company, Transdev said… Read more Audio

The industry body for engineers says they've put new measures in place since the CTV building collapse to ensure dodgy engineering is reported. Yesterday, after a three-year investigation, police said… Read more Audio

They're almost 250 years old but the plants that James Cook collected on by Joseph Banks on his first voyage to New Zealand are offering up insights into the past - and into the future. It's the first… Read more Audio

People are being warned to stay out of the Hutt River because of the risk posed by potentially lethal toxic algae. Hot dry weather has led the native toxic algae to flourish. Audio