Morning Report

Hurricane Milton has strengthened to a category 4 and is due to hit in just a few days. The state is preparing for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years as the storm heads toward… Read more Audio

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Leonard Powell . Audio

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

One of Wellington's most prominent property developers says the government's fast track legislation will rev up housing development in the city. Nick James reports. Audio

A previous headline incorrectly stated that this project had received fast-track approval 

The chair of a controversial Hawke's Bay dam project included in the government's Fast-track Approvals Bill… Read more Audio

At least 10 firefighters were killed after an Israeli strike hit a fire station in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Correspondent in Beirut Rania Abouzeid spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

England have made it two wins from two games at the women's T20 cricket World Cup with a 7 wicket victory over South Africa in the UAE. Audio

On today's episode, the Defence Minister says she wants to know why the Navy's dedicated seabed mapping ship the HMNZS Manawanui, hit a reef and sank off Samoa's main island Upolu, the government has… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns restored some pride and avoided a series sweep in the Taini Jamison Trophy netball series with a 61-56 over England in last night's third and final test in Invercargill. Sports… Read more Audio

Some South Dunedin homeowners are calling for the council to buy the houses that keep getting damaged by "one in a 100 year" floods. Ria Stout's property was damaged in 2015, when 175 millimetres of… Read more Audio

Dunedin Residents are being warned to take care when handling sandbags as the city begins the recovery process after destructive floods last week. Reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Corin Dann. Audio