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Primary school locked down as police search nearby home
Police say the arrested a person in Frankton.
Child sex offender thought police officer on Snapchat was a 14-year-old girl
Hamish Campbell-Stenning had no idea the girl he was chatting to online was actually an undercover police officer.
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 10 March 2025
On today's episode, Russian missiles have killed and injured dozens of people in Ukraine over the weekend, as officials prepare to hold peace talks in Saudi Arabia this week, Hundreds of thousands are… Audio
Man who lost lung in botched surgery wants transplant
Cancer patient Ian Tollemache had the wrong part of his lung cut out by a surgeon. Audio
Push to set up national brain tumour register
Brain cancer is the biggest cancer killer of people under 40 but in New Zealand there's no register to keep track of the deadly disease. Natalie Akoorie reports on the push to set up a national brain… Audio
Auckland Council asks govt for help as homelessness surges
Auckland Council has written a 'please help' letter to the government over a surge in homelessness. Community Committee chair Angela Dalton spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Whanganui Collegiate charges $10,000 optional fee
A Waikato man is outraged by a $10,000 optional fee charged by one of the country's most expensive integrated state schools, Whanganui Collegiate. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to… Audio
Auckland Council asks govt to help with surge in homelessness
Auckland Council has written a 'please help' letter to the government over a surge in homelessness. Katie Todd reports. Audio
Cancer patient lives in pain after wrong part of lung removed
A cancer patient has been living with excruciating pain for five years, after a surgeon removed the wrong lung, leaving him with inoperable cancer in the remaining one. Ian Tollemache talks… Audio
Russian missiles kill dozens in Ukraine
Russian missiles have killed and injured dozens of people in Ukraine over the weekend, as officials prepare to hold peace talks in Saudi Arabia this week. BBC's Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse… Audio
Tesla dealerships vandalised in backlash against Musk
Tesla dealerships are being vandalised, charging stations torched, and owners caught in the backlash over Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration. Washington correspondent Simon Marks spoke to… Audio
Bay of Plenty man sentenced for shooting dog on his property
Glenn Forsyth said he never meant to kill or hurt the dog.
Can insoles sort your sore feet?
An Auckland study into insoles aims to bring relief to sufferers of pain in feet and throughout the body. Audio
How far could JD Vance go?
Analysis - The new US vice president is one of Donald Trump's most prominent public admirers. But what's his endgame?
Massey University records unexpected $3.7m surplus
The result comes after a tough few years, when jobs and courses were slashed.
Mental health service displays fitting collection of artworks
A mental health service is livening up its space with art by people who understand mental health challenges.
Lawyer struck off for sharing child abuse images
A lawyer caught with explicit images of children that he shared on social media has been banned from practising again, a move he did not challenge at a disciplinary hearing this week.
West Australia's centre-left Labor party re-elected at state poll
Labor had so far won 40 seats compared with the Liberal party's four with 61 percent of the vote counted.
Whangārei District Council to hold sudden closed-door fluoridation meeting
Whangārei is the only district council in New Zealand refusing to fluoridate among 14 nationwide.
'He's doing a lot of things that people never even imagined that he was going to do to us'
Many Republican voters are reconsidering their allegiances to Donald Trump, after losing their civil service jobs.
