Morning Report

Dozens of critically injured Palestinians and hundreds of foreign nationals have crossed into Egypt from Gaza.

The opening of the Rafah border crossing has allowed the first evacuations since the… Read more Audio

There is a record number of children attending school, with 831,000 children currently enrolled, the highest number ever.

The Education Ministry's mid-year roll count shows schools have nearly 16,000… Read more Audio

Police want to cut the number of people remanded in custody.

Forty-four percent of people in our prisons are on remand and police saying reducing that number is a top priority even while… Read more Audio

The latest labour market data shows wages are up - but so is unemployment.

The under-utilisation rate - which reflects untapped capacity in the market, like people who are unemployed but available to… Read more Audio

Unemployment is at its highest rate in two years, while wage inflation is dropping.

ASB Senior Economist Mark Smith says the third quarter 3.9 percent increase in unemployment figures are to be… Read more Audio

In Napier, unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish toxins have been detected in mussels tested from Pania Reef.

A biotoxin warning is in place for those gathering and eating shellfish in Hawke's Bay… Read more Audio