Morning Report

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

The coach of Australia's rugby team, the Wallabies, has resigned after a disastrous run at the World Cup in France.

Eddie Jones was appointed in January to much fanfare in Australia - only weeks… Read more Audio