Morning Report

An immigration investigation has begun into a large private Auckland tertiary institution following claims it issued receipts to international students overstating how much they paid in tuition fees… Read more Audio

The New Zealand First board and MPs will resume their deliberation over whether to form a Government with the National Party or Labour. The Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern joins us to discuss the talks… Read more Audio

Officials in the Republic of Ireland are urging people to stay in doors as tropical storm Ophelia batters the British Isles. Two men and a woman are now dead as a result of the storm. The worst is… Read more Audio

Health authorities are warning of the increasing agricultural pollution in Canterbury drinking water that's potentially lethal to newborn babies. Data from the regional council shows nitrate levels… Read more Audio

New Zealand journalist Campbell MacDiarmid is in Kirkuk where Iraqi forces have reportedly launched a major offensive on the Kurdish held city. Kurds, backed by the United States have been a key force… Read more Audio

A shortage of nurses on Auckland's North Shore has forced the closure of that area's only acute mental health unit - He Puna Waiora. The union representing the nurses says staff have been working… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

The sound of two stars colliding has been detected for the first time, which is being hailed by experts as a great leap in technology and our tracking of happenings in the universe. Audio

Firefighters battling the wildfires in northern California have made some progress in the last few hours. Winds are dying down, giving firefighters a break in the weather. The fires have been raging… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio