Morning Report

Rain may be on the horizon for many holidaymakers this weekend.

MetService is forecasting a cold front to move up the country today and many areas will see rain and cooler temperatures.

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Former Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison overnight on parole.

Pistorious, known as 'Blade Runner' for his prosthetic running legs, shot his girlfriend… Read more Audio

A 61-year-old man from Cambridge has described how he spent almost 24 hours at sea, after a fishing trip gone wrong.

Will Fransen was thrown overboard while on a solo fishing trip, and wasn't rescued… Read more Audio

There are early signs extra security staff at hospital emergency departments this holiday period is helping stamp out abuse and violence - and those on the frontline are feeling safer at work.

The… Read more Audio

Auckland Zoo has two brand new stripy bundles of joy.

The Zoo's five-year-old Sumatran tiger Zayana has given birth to two new cubs -- and they've even got some new cousins in nearby Hamitlon.

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The Seaview Treatment Plant, which has plagued Lower Hutt residents with offensive odours for months, has installed new biofilters ahead of schedule, which Hutt City council says is the first step… Read more Audio

Conservationists are hoping a newly-redesigned app will encourage New Zealanders to stay vigilant this summer and report any sign of weeds, animals and diseases.

Developed with funding from the… Read more Audio

A 16-year-old could this morning become the world darts champion.

England's teen darts sensation, Luke Littler, has made the final of the PDC World Darts Championships after yesterday beating the… Read more Audio

The spate of shark sightings this summer continued in Auckland yesteday afternoon, where beachgoers north of the city spotted one at a popular swimming destination.

Multiple sightings have made the… Read more Audio

More lives are lost to miscarriages under 20 weeks than die on the roads - yet services for affected whanau are fragmented or even non-existent in many parts of the country.

Support groups are… Read more Audio

New data shows there were 90 preventable drownings in New Zealand last year, which water safety advocates are calling a national crisis.

The search continues for a swimmer who went missing at… Read more Audio

A homicide investigation is underway in Christchurch after a 38-year-old man was found dead in the suburb of Aranui early this morning.

Police were called to Carisbrooke Street shortly before half… Read more Audio