Morning Report

A Reefton resident says closure of the town's only bank means those without transport or a computer will struggle to manage their finances.

The West Coast township is among others around the country… Read more Audio

The owners of Whakaari/White Island have confirmed they are among those charged in relation to last year's deadly eruption.

On Tuesday the health and safety authority WorkSafe charged 10… Read more Audio

For the first time since devastating floods hit Fiordland in February, trampers can now walk the Milford Track end-to-end.

Floods damaged several sections of the Great Walk track, with repairs to the… Read more Audio

After a historic loss to Argentina, the All Blacks came back from the brink to thump the Pumas in the final game of a difficult year.

After successive losses to the South Americans and the Wallabies… Read more Audio

The Wellington City Council has apologised to families attending the city's Christmas Festival for a double booking which saw an animal rights march take place at the same time.

People have… Read more Audio

Flash flooding caused chaos north of Wellington on Saturday after heavy rain inundated homes and closed roads.

State Highway 1 on the Kapiti Coast between Paekakariki and the Plimmerton roundabout… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

Black Cap Glenn Phillips dislocated his knee during the game on Friday night.

The batsman suffered the injury while batting against the West Indies.

Tommy Simsek is the Black Caps physio. He speaks… Read more Audio

News media company Stuff is this morning making a very public apology for the way it has portrayed Māori over many years.

Through an internal investigation - Tā Mātou Pono, Our Truth - the… Read more Audio

New Zealand's migration policies might be contributing to the current poor state of national productivity, according to a new report.

The research - prepared for the Productivity Commission by the… Read more Audio

Booksellers are returning to the 1970s way of doing things this Christmas.

Trusting their instincts, and stocking up on the books they think people will want to read.

Gelays in the global supply… Read more Audio