Morning Report

Multiple people were seriously injured in a crash on State Highway 1 in South Waikato Emergency services were called to the crash between two vehicles in Pairere, at about 5:30am on Wednesday… Read more Audio

A pollution warning has been issued for Gisborne rivers and beaches after cut-up branches were found blocking a manhole But it hasn't stopped Gisborne's enthusiastic waka ama club from getting out on… Read more Audio

A national child abuse advocacy group says more needs to be done to protect tamariki after the deaths of two children in separate cases. Two men are in custody facing murder charges over the deaths… Read more Audio

The Labour Party is calling for the deadline for submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill to be extended. It comes after an unprecedented number of submitters overloaded the website, causing some… Read more Audio

On today's episode, Dame Tariana Turia is laid to rest in Whanganui, Sir Bill English reflects on her legacy and Justin Trudeau resigns after nine years in his country's top office. Plus, the legal… Read more Audio

The new year has started with some good news for supermarket shoppers. It may be cold now, but warm weather has provided favourable growing conditions for many parts of the country... meaning extra… Read more Audio

Otago lifesavers swapped beach patrol for dolphin rescue after being alerted to the animal trapped in the shallows of an estuary. It was all hands on deck as members of the public, Department of… Read more Audio

Well, there's not much snow on the horizon down here but it's certainly not warm for much of the country. The cold weather that brought summer to a halt for much of the country will linger on for at… Read more Audio

The musical Wicked's award hopes are doing anything but defying gravity, after the movie picked up one award from its four nominations at the Golden Globe awards yesterday. Narco-musical film 'Emilia… Read more Audio

A woman was left with a 9000 dollar tax bill after making a mistake on one of the forms she needed to fill out after the birth of her first child. She's one of many people left in debt to Inland… Read more Audio

Former Prime Minister Sir Bill English, a colleague and close friend of Dame Tariana Turia, has been paying his respects ahead of her burial today. He worked closely with Dame Tariana to implement the… Read more Audio

There's hope that the sale of a large, derelict building will breathe new life into Wellington's CBD. Real estate group Prime Property has bought the Reading Cinemas building on Courtenay Place but… Read more Audio