Morning Report

A campaigner for medicinal cannabis says the government is downplaying expectations on its bill, which will come before Parliament today. Health Minister David Clark says the legislation is as broad… Read more Audio

World Markets have been hitting new peaks in recent days ahead of a vote on tax reforms in the United States in just under half an hour. The House of Representatives is on the brink of passing a… Read more Audio

A Northland conservation group has lost its final court battle over swamp kauri. The Northland Environmental Protection Society took the Ministry of Primary Industries to the High Court last year… Read more Audio

New Zealand Post's dedicated Santa Post Office has ensured more than 100,000 letters have got through to the North Pole. The office has two full-time Santa's helpers who open each letter and create a… Read more Audio

A Hawkes Bay winery has apologised to local iwi, Ngati Kahungunu, for carving a walking track on land believed to be of huge ancestral and historical importance. The iwi was so outraged to find the… Read more Audio

Advocates for autistic children fear some schools may still be using seclusion rooms despite them being outlawed earlier this year. Miramar Central School in Wellington has been told to apologise and… Read more Audio