Morning Report

Clinical guidelines for endometriosis diagnoses are changing; Government sets sights on power network companies; Did emergency housing clampdown cause homelessness spike?; Controversial Devonport development gets fast track referral; Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni

Last week Auckland's Manurewa High School returned to the KBB Music Festival after three years of not having enough students to create a band. But, with the encouragement of a passionate music teacher, they got to attend alongside 50 schools at the end of last week. What makes this pretty special is that most students in the band hadn't played an instrument before this year and it was the very first time they'd performed on stage. The school band's director Michael Telford spoke to John Campbell.

The Hawke's Bay Coffin Club donates hundreds of baby coffins to hospitals every year but can't keep up with demand because the group doesn't have a permanent space of its own. The club is run entirely by volunteers, anyone can become a member which then allows you to buy and design your own personalised coffin. Alexa Cook reports.

A contentious development on Auckland's North Shore has passed a significant hurdle by being referred into the fast-track approvals regime. That is despite the concerns raised by some in the Devonport community who oppose a development that would install up to 90 apartments and a 50-room hotel in the suburb. Peninsula Capital managing director Mark Hiddelston spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

One calls it a miracle. The other calls it a mess. Two Kiwi women operated on by the same surgeon on the other side of the world came home with vastly different outcomes. Health New Zealand calls the operation experimental and dangerous, warning patients not to go overseas for it. But as investigative journalist Anusha Bradley reports, both women feel they had no other option.