Morning Report

Eight months before the Loafers Lodge fire, Wellington City Council was warned it wasn't completing enough fire safety checks.

The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) found the… Read more Audio

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has suggested local communities could receive funding from a $20 million storm response fund as a way of improving resilience.

Many smaller communities have been isolated… Read more Audio

Security workers have the go-ahead to begin bargaining for a Fair Pay Agreement.

It comes as hospitality workers also move on an FPA, which sets pay and conditions across entire industries.

E tū… Read more Audio

News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio

State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier will be open around the clock from today, after first reopening to daytime traffic two weeks ago.

The stretch of road was heavily damaged in the wake of… Read more Audio

Elon Musk has been welcomed to Beijing by China's foreign minister Qin Yang, at the start of the business magnate's first trip to China in three years.

The visit comes as tensions between the US and… Read more Audio

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is asking people to take extra care around the edges of Rotorua lakes.

It's warning lake levels have risen significantly after recent heavy rain and people should be… Read more Audio

The Police Association predicts more people will die as a result of the police taking a harder line with fleeing drivers.

The Commissioner, Andrew Coster, has freed up officers to pursue cars more… Read more Audio