Morning Report

A messy storm could rapidly develop near the upper North Island this weekend, making for a wet and windy end to the school holidays. Early forecasts show low-pressure systems in the Tasman - and… Read more Audio

The goverment has sent a letter of expectations to the drug-buying agency, urging it to prioritise cancer drugs and immunisation - and to be more transparent. Earlier in the programme, we spoke to… Read more Audio

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

Documents show the cost of mentoring the serious young offenders in the goverment's military style academies could be $100,000 for each teenager. The Oranga Tamariki- run pilot will involve ten boys… Read more Audio

The Government's draft emissions reduction plan has been released this morning, laying out how it will meet greenhouse gas limits on the way to reaching net-zero carbon emisisons by 2050. It relies on… Read more Audio

More than a hundred New Zealand athletes will make their Olympic debut at the Paris Games and team Chef de Mission Nigel Avery says he'll work overtime to have them ready to perform. Audio

A Wairoa business and a land owner are taking the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to court - seeking compensation for June's flooding. The statement of claim, filed yesterday, says 500 properties were… Read more Audio

Treasury and the Ministry of Transport actively encouraged the incoming government to scrap the iReX ferry project, having secretly mistrusted KiwiRail's data for years. Digital political reporter… Read more Audio

Associate Health Minister David Seymour wants more investment in cancer drugs and immunisation, and a role for patients in decision-making. He's told Pharmac to stop making Te Tiriti o Waitangi a… Read more Audio

The latest inflation numbers are due out this morning which may lead to earlier than expected interest rate cuts. It's expected the consumer price index's annual rate will have fallen to 3.4 percent… Read more Audio

Day two of the Republican National Convention gets underway in a few hours time. The big news yesterday was the selection of J.D. Vance as Donald Trump's running mate. Just two years ago he described… Read more Audio

The Government's draft emissions reduction plan has been released this morning, laying out how it will meet greenhouse gas limits on the way to reaching net-zero carbon emisisons by 2050. It relies on… Read more Audio