Morning Report

Festival season continues, with the focus this weekend on WOMAD in Taranaki.

English electronic band Morcheeba will be among the dozens of acts taking the stage.

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After a drawn out debate around the district plan, Wellington City councillors have voted to increase housing density, reduce heritage protection and increase the amount of housing near rail lines.

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A cancer specialist says the scarcity mentality pervading the government's approach to funding healthcare is contributing to high rates of people being diagnosed with cancer after an emergency… Read more Audio

A central North Island iwi says Māori have been sidelined yet again in the latest decisions on the future of Mt Ruapehu's Whakapapa Skifield.

The Government announced yesterday that it will provide… Read more Audio

The Green Party has suspended one of its MPs, Darleen Tana, after she was linked to alleged migrant exploitation by her husband's company.

A Green Party spokesperson has confirmed Ms Tana was… Read more Audio

The Green Party has suspended one of its MPs, Darleen Tana, after she was linked to alleged migrant exploitation by her husband's company.

A Green Party spokesperson has confirmed Ms Tana was… Read more Audio

After two nail-biting and explosive test flights last year, the unmanned Starship rocket was launched from the Starbase facility in central Texas just before half past 2 in the morning New Zealand… Read more Audio

An international road safety expert says the Government must keep applying targets to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries - and that reversing speed limit reductions will drive the road toll… Read more Audio

A brain researcher says anyone who's experienced repeated head injuries, or knocks, is at risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. 

The family of Billy Guyton, a former Blues and… Read more Audio