Morning Report

The Government is looking to overhaul the building consent system. Three options have been announced to replace the current network of more than 60 Building Consent Authorities across the country… Read more Audio

Coach Dame Noeline Taurua admits she's not a good loser and wants the Silver Ferns to shake a trend of narrow defeats against England. Audio

Coach Scott Robertson says there will be some changes to the All Blacks squad for the end of year tour. The All Blacks beat the Wallabies 33-13 in Wellington on Saturday night to end their home season… Read more Audio

Aotearoa turned out in force to successfully claim the Guinness World Record for the largest haka performance at Eden Park last night. More than 6,500 participants delivered a resounding performance… Read more Audio

Health authorities have ditched a plan to do data matching on 111 callers in mental distress, despite saying it was crucial to design ways to help them. They had intended last month to start listening… Read more Audio

Schools are blaming the pandemic for a sharp jump in violence among children. Stand-downs, suspensions and expulsions for assaults on other students rose nationally last year and doubled in some… Read more Audio

Only 40 per cent of Aucklanders eligible for a council assessment on their flood-affected property have signed up. Today is the last day for Aucklanders living in storm-affected homes to register for… Read more Audio

Today is the last day for Aucklanders living in storm-affected homes to register for a council assessment of their property. Those properties deemed to need work could be eligible for construction and… Read more Audio

Dunedin's mayor says Saturday's protest was the city's biggest in decades and warns that people are just getting started. About 35-thousand people marched through the city on Saturday protesting… Read more Audio

Thousands of fired up South Islanders flooded the Octagon in central Dunedin on Saturday while West Coasters took a silent approach to protest about a failing health system. In the largest of the two… Read more Audio

Lebanon's Health Ministry says another 21 people have been killed and 47 injured in an airstrike in the eastern Baalbek-Hermal region overnight. Israel says its striking Hezbollah strongholds… Read more Audio

Officials told Associate Health Minister Casey Costello that tobacco giant Philip Morris would be the biggest winner from tax cuts for Heated Tobacco Products, which they said could damage health and… Read more Audio