Morning Report

Auckland Council has written a 'please help' letter to the government over a surge in homelessness. Community Committee chair Angela Dalton spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Hundreds of thousands are without power and emergency flood alerts have been issued as ex-Cyclone Alfred slams into Queensland and New South Wales. ABC Queensland reporter Alexandria Utting spoke to… Read more Audio

The Black Caps coach Gary Stead says India had an advantage playing all their Champions Trophy games in Dubai. Audio

A crowd of around 3,000 was treated to an extaordinary 1500 metre event at the athletics championship in Dunedin on Sunday. Athletics New Zealand head of track and field Keegan McCauley spoke to… Read more Audio

Not a great weekend for New Zealand rugby fans - the Blues lost to the Brumbies, the Chiefs to Fijian Drua, and the Hurricanes to Moana Pasifika. Former All Black Ant Strachan spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Packed your passport, clothes and toothbrush? What about your visa, your visa waiver, your ETA or ESTA? As security grows around the world, so does the admin involved in travelling. And what happens… Read more Audio

The government is proposing changes to the Public Works Act - including incentivising payments of up to $150,000 for early land sales. Land Information Minister Chris Penk spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

A Waikato man is outraged by a $10,000 optional fee charged by one of the country's most expensive integrated state schools, Whanganui Collegiate. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to… Read more Audio

Auckland Council has written a 'please help' letter to the government over a surge in homelessness. Katie Todd reports. Audio

The Black Caps have fallen agonisingly short in the Champions Trophy Final, beaten by India by four wickets in Dubai. Black Caps coach Gary Stead spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

A cancer patient has been living with excruciating pain for five years, after a surgeon removed the wrong lung, leaving him with inoperable cancer in the remaining one. Ian Tollemache talks… Read more Audio

Russian missiles have killed and injured dozens of people in Ukraine over the weekend, as officials prepare to hold peace talks in Saudi Arabia this week. BBC's Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse… Read more Audio