Morning Report

The number of people applying for jobs has risen for a second consecutive month, at the same as time job vacancies continues to shrink. Employment firm Seek says ads on its website fell by five… Read more Audio

A month after being named World Rugby's player of the year, All Blacks loose foward Ardie Savea has won New Zealand Rugby's top honour. Audio

Some Auckland homeowners are struggling to pay the mortgage on their storm-damaged homes, and rent for the house they're living in, after being denied weekly accommodation support. They want the… Read more Audio

A leading child psychiatrist says an historic investment in mental health has not made any difference to his work or the lives of his patients. Only a fraction of Labour's historic two-billion-dollar… Read more Audio

Medical experts have expressed doubt as to whether some of the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks could have survived their injuries had they been taken to hospital sooner. The coronial… Read more Audio

A global climate deal has been agreed to at the COP28 summit in Dubai and for the first time it has taken explicit aim at the use of fossil fuels. The talks in Dubai came close to collapse but in a… Read more Audio

A legendary coach has lost his job as his legend fades. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

It's been another tumultuous week in Parliament as the new government tries to get its feet under the table. Protests have erupted against the repealing of smokefree legislation and Fair Pay… Read more Audio

Doctors and health workers are pleading for a government u-turn on smoking, saying its not too late for it to change its mind. The coalition's set to repeal anti-smoking legislation that cuts nicotine… Read more Audio

The Mayor of Marlborough says she's been blindsided by the government's decision not to fund major ferry upgrades. The two new mega-ferries that were set to be built by 2026 required bigger port… Read more Audio

We want a Toyota, not a Ferrari. That's the way Finance Minister Nicola Willis is describing the government's decision not to pay significant budget blowouts to build new infrastructure for planned… Read more Audio