Morning Report

Local Government New Zealand is calling on the government to "play fair" on Māori wards and constituencies.

LGNZ believes the coalition government's proposal to re-establish referendums on Māori… Read more Audio

Be warned. That's the advice coming from iwi leaders throughout the country as the coalition gathers in Waitangi on Monday.

The government met with iwi leaders last Friday at a closed meeting in… Read more Audio

The coalition government can expect a fierce and united front when it arrives at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds Monday morning.

Crown-Māori relations have dominated the new government's term so far… Read more Audio

Deep sea conservationists are horrified by the new government's move to block the implementation of a proposal that New Zealand advanced last year.

The proposal would have introduced trawling limits… Read more Audio

There's been another round of US and UK-led airstrikes in Yemen, in response to continuing Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea.

The US Secretary of Defence confirmed on Sunday they had hit 13… Read more Audio

Firefighters in Canterbury have spent the night battling a huge forest fire which broke out near the small town of Kirwee.

Police evacuated houses on Old West Coast Road, and Selwyn District Council… Read more Audio