Morning Report

Wellington Water will not be able to properly fluoridate the supply to much of Wellington and Lower Hutt for another three months.

On Monday it admitted that fluoride levels have not been up to… Read more Audio

The family of a couple killed in the Whakaari White Island eruption have told a sentencing judge they want the companies involved held to account.

Emotional victims and families spoke of their grief… Read more Audio

The Government will introduce the bill repealing the Māori Health Authority under urgency on Tuesday.

This comes days before an urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into the move, which kicks off on… Read more Audio

Cancer patients who should have bone marrow transplants within four weeks are waiting four months or longer because services are overloaded.

Doctors and advocacy groups warn those delays could be… Read more Audio

Labour has hit out at a government inquiry into the school property system, saying "National are choosing to prioritise tax cuts over classrooms for children."

The three-month review will look into… Read more Audio

Confidential briefings to Associate Health Minister Casey Costello reveal health officials urged the government to retain key aspects of the smokefree law.

Casey Costello plans to scrap the current… Read more Audio

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Canterbury Monday night. Four thousand people reportedly felt the quake, which was centred 30 kilometres west of Methven.

GNS Science seismologist Dr Jonathan Hanson… Read more Audio

The former Education Minister is furious that the school property system is under review citing "abysmal economic management" from the previous Labour government.

A three-month Ministerial Inquiry… Read more Audio