Morning Report

Business news for 15 December, 2023 Audio

Christchurch Airport is celebrating the return of another international airline, with direct flights from Hong Kong resuming tomorrow. The Cathay Pacific route is the last to reopen after closing… Read more Audio

The finger-pointing over who is responsible for the Cook Strait ferry billion dollar budget blow-out has continued at Parliament. The project has been axed after Cabinet this week rejected KiwiRail's… Read more Audio

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

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