Morning Report

We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

One of the coldest, and hottest, and most powerful magnet satellite rocket thruster ever to be used in space is being built in a hi-tech shed at the bottom of Wainuiomata Hill, in Wellington. Phil… Read more Audio

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

Market Update for 20 September 2024 Audio

The economy officially shrank last quarter, with gross domestic product falling 0.2 percent in the three months to the end of June. Economist Craig Renney and Employers and Manufacturers Association… Read more Audio

More than a hundred Wellington families caring for mentally ill children have lost access to desperately needed government funded respite care. Political reporter Anneke Smith reports. Audio

New Zealand has voted for a United Nations resolution, calling Israel to end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". Foreign Minister Winston Peters spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

The rail advocacy group The Future is Rail, is holding meetings in Marlborough this weekend, over concerns that the new Cook Strait ferries won't be designed to carry railway vehicles. Samantha Gee… Read more Audio

The Bluebridge ferry Connemara is this morning safely tied up at Pipitea wharf in Wellington after losing power last night in the middle of Cook Strait and having to be towed back to port by two tugs… Read more Audio

A five wicket haul to Will O'Rourke and half centuries to Kane Williamson and Tom Latham have helped put the Black Caps on top in the opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Audio

Transport Minister Simeon Brown has unveiled the "Consistent Condition Data Collection survey vans" which will roam across the country inspecting the roads. Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio