Morning Report

The Commerce Commission has issued a Stop Now letter to Shelly Cullen, a promoter of Lions Share - a suspected pyramid scheme. Shelly Cullen is popular on social media, with some of her videos… Read more Audio

Several fires in Canterbury on Tuesday have left the region on high alert. Strong winds up to 130 kilometres per hour fanned the flames near Cass Bay and the Port Hills, where firefighters have… Read more Audio

People wanting tradies are being told they may have to wait one to two years to get their work done. The housing boom and an ageing work-force has been exacerbated by a lack of international labour… Read more Audio

Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says although one in four New Zealanders are hesitant to get vaccinated, in his experience they just need good, reliable information about the… Read more Audio

The government's being told it has some work on its hands to reach the one in four people who say they don't intend to get a Covid vaccine. Experts say the government will need to use trusted leaders… Read more Audio

The police are launching a review into its policy of taking photos of young people after they found officers in Wairarapa took illegal photographs of rangatahi. The practice came to light after… Read more Audio

Japan is warning it will stop importing New Zealand honey if it continues to find the weedkiller glyphosate during border testing. Our global honey exports totalled $490 million last year, almost $68… Read more Audio

This summer your festival fizzy drink could be saving a feathered friend.

Auckland's Sounds Like Summer festival and Native drinks company are raising funds to help save one of New Zealand's most… Read more Audio

For the first time in five years the number of new businesses is on the rise - and they are being led by women.

Women took the brunt of Covid redundancies, but many have turned side-hustles into a… Read more Audio

Petone Wharf has been closed for urgent repairs after two earthquakes caused structural damage.

Five piles were damaged by small quakes over the Christmas period.

The council estimates repair work… Read more Audio

It's been a summer of change for drivers, with some state highways across New Zealand having had their speed limit recently reduced.

It's all part of the Transport Agency's Road to Zero vision - the… Read more Audio

Drug testing groups say there is huge demand beyond festivals and they want the resources to branch out.

Before Christmas, the Government rushed through an interim law that enables drug checking for… Read more Audio