Morning Report

While President Trump is abroad sending a strong message to North Korea, voters back in the US are sending a very clear message to the President and the Republican party, which suffered tough losses… Read more Audio

A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

Ardern takes first step on world stage at APEC, Teacher's misconduct charge 'PC gone mad', Paradise Papers: Super Fund confirms link, NCEA exams begin, students struggle to turn phones off Audio

Conservationists in the Far North are sounding the alarm over the expansion of the avocado industry - and its demands for water. Seventeen companies have applied to pump up to 2 million cubic metres a… Read more Audio

The lawyer for refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea will file an appeal after the Supreme Court rejected an application to restore power and water to the Manus Island detention centre. The… Read more Audio

A professor of peace studies in Dunedin wants a weapon amnesty for the owners of military-style semi-automatic guns. New figures show 13,000 of these weapons are registered to owners in New Zealand… Read more Audio

Today's drop of stories from the Paradise Papers reveal how top Republican and Democratic political donors in the US make use of offshore financial structures. The International Consortium of… Read more Audio

Businesses across the country have been stung with hundreds of thousands of dollars of fines for exploiting staff and failing to keep proper employment records. The Labour Inspectorate says most of… Read more Audio