Morning Report

Crews have been working overnight to patch up a two-metre-deep sinkhole in central Wellington.

Two lanes on Jervois Quay were closed after the sinkhole was discovered, and council workers uncovered a… Read more Audio

New Zealand Rugby has reportedly been offered nearly $500,000 by a US investment company for a stake in its commercial rights.

Speculation is mounting private equity firm Silver Lake wants up to 15… Read more Audio

The Dunedin City Council has resorted to putting a helicopter in the sky as it scrambles to discover the source of lead poisoning to an East Otago water supply.

Nearly six months after receiving the… Read more Audio

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says work is being done on how to ensure border workers will get vaccinated.

New Zealand has approved its first Covid-19 vaccine for use here.

The… Read more Audio

There's relief - and a few nerves - as workers on the Covid-19 frontline learn they could have a jab by the end of next month.

Medsafe has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that's already been… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

Tauranga leaders have high hopes the newly announced commissioners taking over at the city's council will focus on tackling infrastructure problems as a top priority.

The commissioners were appointed… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Jaws dropped when the latest unemployment figures were released yesterday.

Quarterly data from Statistics New Zealand had joblessness dropping from 5.3 per cent to 4.9 per cent.

That bucked… Read more Audio

Today marks 90 years since New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster.

The Hawke's Bay earthquake on February the 3rd, 1931 killed 256 people, turning Napier and Hastings to rubble.

The cities were… Read more Audio