Morning Report

The two New Zealanders charged with attacking a police officer in Phuket are likely to be in a Thai jail for some time.

Brothers Hamish and Oscar Day face multiple charges including bribery, robbery… Read more Audio

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's bluff has been called - he had no authority to tell Auckland Transport to immediately stop work on projects funded by the soon-to-be scrapped regional fuel tax.

Emails… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister says disruptive behaviour from some Kāinga Ora tenants is unfair on taxpayers, as well as those on the social housing waitlist.

The Government has instructed the state housing… Read more Audio

A Kāinga Ora tenant whose been attacked by his state house neighbours doubts the government ordered crackdown on aggressive and intimidating behaviour will make any difference.

Ministers have written… Read more Audio

Greymouth mayor Tania Gibson says the council is taking a stand to shut down a dump she says is too environmentally risky.

The Grey District Council is calling on the West Coast Regional Council to… Read more Audio

The government has instructed Kāinga Ora to kill one of the National Party's own policies from 2017 and be harder on misbehaving renters by putting an end to its 'sustaining tenancies' policy.

This… Read more Audio

A Hawke's Bay principal is crying out for more support as the psychological trauma of Cyclone Gabrielle continues to drain staff and students.

Nuhaka school, north of Wairoa, was flooded twice last… Read more Audio