Morning Report

Traffic flows heavier than usual as bus drivers strike; Auckland commuters have to find other ways to get to work; Emergency transport management team stands by; Union defends disruption to Auckland… Read more Audio

Latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show a significant drop in births by girls aged 15 to 19 years old. Audio

New Zealand is approaching decision time on anti-strangling laws and the world's leading expert predicts such a law could spark hundreds of prosecutions here. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key will meet Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney tomorrow and New Zealand's long standing offer to accept Australian asylum seekers under this country's refugee intake will be on the… Read more Audio

2015 was an outstanding year for New Zealand sport - the All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup and Lydia Ko is the number one women's golfer. Audio

HSBC Bank is offering home buyers, what it's touting as the lowest mortgage rate, seen in New Zealand in 50 years. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Thousands of dead fish have been washed up on the shores of Fiji and Vanuatu. Audio

US technology giant Apple has no desire to help the FBI break into one of its phones. Audio

Some all boys high schools are feeling ripped off by new rules which stop them from doing the poi in the national kapa haka competition. Audio

An attempt by Conservation Minister Maggie Barry to drum up support for the Prime Minister's flag change campaign has been called nothing out of the ordinary by John Key, but too little too late by… Read more Audio

Residents in the Nelson region are being urged to take care on their way to work and school this morning. Audio