Morning Report

Wellington songwriter Darren Watson is taking aim at Parliament again with a new song released just in time for the upcoming election.

The socially conscious bluesman's song 'Planet Key' was banned… Read more Audio

There are pleas for extra security staff at two Auckland hospitals.

Frightened health workers at Waitemata and North Shore hospital say have called security hundreds of times because of violent and… Read more Audio

Workplace death and injuries are costing the economy $4.4 billion a year.

There are, on average, 73 workplace fatalities a year in New Zealand, according to the inaugural report by the Business… Read more Audio

The public sector has been told it must cut up to 2 percent from its baseline budgets over the next 4 years.

The government is tightening its belt to making savings of around $4 billion in the public… Read more Audio

The Government is asking for feedback on a new plan to ban bottom trawling in up to 89 percent of the Hauraki Gulf.

From Wednesday, the public will be able to respond to different options for trawl… Read more Audio

The Public Service Association is hopeful job cuts won't be on the cards to meet the government's edict for the public sector to cut up to 2 percent from their baseline budgets.

The government is… Read more Audio

Tourism is riding high on the West Coast, with visitors and workers returning in droves.

The region was hit hard during the pandemic, and it struggled to attract staff once the tourists did return.

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Many homeowners in the West Auckland suburb of Muriwai are still in the dark about what will happen to the storm-damaged properties.

24 homes have been classified as category three - qualifying for… Read more Audio

20,000 Yellowknife residents are still unable to return home due to the Canadian wildfires.

So far the country's worst wildfire season on record has torn through 37 million acres across the country.