Morning Report

A busy summer of cricket begins for the Black Caps today when the first test against the West Indies begins at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. New Zealand will play 27 matches between now and the end… Read more Audio

Christmas tree vendors are popping up everywhere, cherries are back in season, and dubious Christmas albums are being dusted off at every shopping mall around the country. In Auckland the residents of… Read more Audio

Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft says the family group conference system is under resourced and needs significant change and improvement. Audio

The Childrens Commissioner says Maori families are being let down by a system designed to help at-risk children and young offenders. A report by his office has found family group conferences have… Read more Audio

Official papers have revealed Sir John Key's story of when he scrapped a mass surveillance programme, and why, doesn't quite stack up. The papers, obtained by the NZ Herald, show the development of… Read more Audio

It's back to the drawing board for the government's plans to whack a tax on bottled water exports after revelations it would breach some free trade deals. National says it's another embarassment for… Read more Audio

The end of this year's NCEA and Scholarship exams is in sight with the final nine exams scheduled to take place today. The annual exam season began three-and-a-half weeks ago and it's been relatively… Read more Audio

A prominent New Zealand scientist says kauri are heading for extinction because of public stupidity. Dr Peter de Lange a principal research scientist with the Department for Conservation for many… Read more Audio

With the US dealing with a North Korean ballistic missile test and deteriorating relations with the UK over President Trump's retweeting of far right anti-Muslim videos, it's now being reported the US… Read more Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little said on Thursday that "everybody involved in this has walked away scot-free. And that's not right." Nigel Hampton QC, who was counsel for the families at the Royal… Read more Audio

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