Morning Report

A survey of 3600 households has found a third have not recovered their pre-pandemic income levels, and 11 percent are still on severely reduced incomes.

Two surveys were carried out by the Commission… Read more Audio

Thousands of security guards will receive better protection of their pay and conditions, with the Government moving to make changes to existing employment laws.

Both the Workplace Relations Minister… Read more Audio

The government isn't yet considering new laws to tackle hate crime, despite clamour from the police association and justice advocates.

While broader hate speech legislation is expected to be… Read more Audio

The 800-page report from the Royal Commission of inquiry into the Christchurch terror attacks is finally being made public today.

It looks at what could and should have been done to prevent the… Read more Audio

The man in charge of sending Defence Force officers onto Whakaari after the eruption has spoken of the stress and the sleepless night before the high risk mission.

Four days after the disaster, a… Read more Audio

England's one-day cricket series against South Africa has been cancelled after reported breaches of the teams' bio-secure environment in Cape Town. Read more Audio

The water might be a little cold in Southland, but the push is on to get farmers off the farm for a few hours and on to surf boards.

The Surfing for Farmers programme started in Gisborne and is now… Read more Audio

Fiji's Opposition Leader Sitiveni Rabuka has resigned as a Member of Parliament.

Rabuka is best known as the soldier behind two military coups that shook Fiji in 1987.

He made the announcement in… Read more Audio

The fake money drop over the weekend which turned in to a riot is now in the hands of the Commerce Commission.

The Safety Warehouse, which sells protective wear, advertised that $100,000 in cash… Read more Audio

Principals hope frustrating delays in building new classrooms will soon be a thing of the past.

The Education Ministry is developing a catalogue of tried and tested designs schools can choose from to… Read more Audio

Residents in Carterton are paying the highest average rates of anyone in the country, while rates in Central Otago are the lowest.

A report by the Taxpayers' Union and Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance… Read more Audio

Ngāti Awa has lost nearly $1.5 million in revenue since the White Island Tours closed, but helping its community heal from the tragedy remains its top priority one year on. 

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui… Read more Audio