US President Donald Trump is vowing retaliation, after an American helicopter was shot down in the Strait of Hormuz, something he's blaming on Iran. Correspondent Kate Fisher spoke to Morning Report from Washington DC.

A Hawke's Bay apple exporter has seen a doubling in production due to AI and robotics in his packhouse. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook reports.

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Business Editor Corin Dann spoke to John Campbell from Fieldays at Waikato's Mystery Creek.

A new report has found the state care system continues to fail young Maori,but the success of iwi-led initiatives is showing a way forward. The Independent Children's Monitor report says Maori continue to be overrepresented in state care. Maori News Journalist Pokere Paewai reports.

Residents of Wellington's South Coast are back in their homes after being forced to evacuate yesterday, after large swells were predicted to hit coastal properties. Breaker Bay local Raymond Morgan spoke to John Campbell.

Auckland is one step closer to knowing how the city's housing could be intensified. The council's Policy and Planning Committee narrowed the options for intensification yesterday, as it works towards the government's direction to plan for capacity for at least 1.4 million more homes. Christine Fletcher, councillor for the Albert-Eden-Puketapapa Ward spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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