Guyon Espiner

Foreign links are suspected in the Sri Lanka terror attacks, The Government's falling short in its goal of recruiting 18-hundred more police officers, and Overcrowded Auckland schools are adding to… Audio

Capital gains tax u-turn a failure for Ardern - National; Capital gains tax scrapped - the reactions; Capital gains tax plan scrapped - Finance Minister responds; Auckland City Rail Link cost goes up… Audio

Top stories this morning... Dame Jenny Shipley's being dumped from the New Zealand China Council the number of tickets from fixed speed cameras soars 3-hundred percent the government's told it can't… Audio

Parliament votes 119 to 1 to ban military-style semi-automatic weapons, A UN list of terrorist threats doesn't include a single right-wing extremist or white supremacist group, and Zero fees for the… Audio

Just 26 Anzac Day services will go ahead in Auckland in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks. David Seymour is promising changes to his right to die bill but opponents are dismissing it as a… Audio

New gun laws could be in place by Friday after the select committee process wraps up, A former Otago University student's come forward with a new claim of sexual assault at a Dunedin hostel, Junior… Audio

New figures show texting drivers are a deadly distraction on our roads, Primary teachers give their verdict on the Government's latest pay offer, and New research shows schools in the poorest… Audio

Mosque shooting families will get their first chance to see and hear the accused gunman in court today,Islamic community leaders tell MPs gun law reform is an urgent and necessary step, and Four… Audio

Three New Zealand journalists are being detained by police in Fiji. New Zealand First and National have scuppered a bid to give Ngāi Tahu permanent seats on Environment Canterbury - the regional… Audio

Gun owners have just one day to tell MPs in person what they think about the gun law changes - and they are not happy, The man accused of the Christchurch mosque shootings could become the first… Audio

Ardern in China: Warm welcome from 'sincere friend' Xi, Gun City urges customers to oppose planned ban, Gun owners feel betrayed - gun lobby group, Winston Peters defends speed of gun law changes. Audio

Ardern in China to talk Huawei, trade, human rights, Hamilton councillor slammed for refugee 'scum' comment, ACT says hate crime review could be divisive, Haast faces sixth day without power after… Audio

No action following warning about risk to bridge; Teacher puts bounty on white-supremacist posters; Austrian govt confirms Chch shooter gave donation; Pressure mounts on Transport Agency to ban… Audio

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Westland civil defence says conditions have been horrendous after torrential rain, Austrian police raid a far right leader in relation to the Christchurch terror attack, how have security… Audio

Does NZ need tougher surveillance laws after mosque attacks?, Auckland Muslim man furious about SIS surveillance, Cost of Auckland street parking hits double figures. Audio

Top stories this morning... The SIS is accused of breaching human rights as it spied on the Muslim community Thousands turn out to a vigil at Christchurch's North Hagley Park An investigation into a… Audio

Top stories this morning... People are pledging to form human chains outside mosques during Friday prayers. Some relief for families as funerals of victims begin. Winston Peters is set to have words… Audio