Morning Report

Labour and National will be kicking off election year with their annual caucus retreats this week, and some MPs have already said it will be their last.

So far, eleven MPs across Labour, National… Read more Audio

The latest quarterly survey of business confidence shows some of the worst rates on record.

The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research data shows it could be even lower than the 2008 recession. 

The Football Ferns have beaten the USA just once and the chances of that happening again over the next couple of days is remote.

The two sides will face each other at the start of a World Cup year… Read more Audio

If you're missing your eggs on toast at the moment, brace yourself for another shortage.

Beer breweries are being forced to stop production due to a lack of carbon dioxide.

The last remaining… Read more Audio

The cost of living is still creeping up, and some Kiwis are finding themselves in tough financial straits with mortgages due to come off fixed rates soon.

Interest rates got as low as two point two… Read more Audio

The mother of a teenage cancer patient says unmasked Mongrel Mob members in Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit put her son at risk.  

Anne-Maree Thomas says no one seemed willing to ask the… Read more Audio

Scientists may soon be able to answer long-standing questions about the stars in the Milky Way. 

That's because of new images captured by Australia's two largest radio telescopes, which show our… Read more Audio

It's been a hundred days since newly elected mayors rolled up their sleeves and started working on their campaign promises.

But many of those taking over face old challenges.

While budget cuts… Read more Audio

Baking star Erin Docherty tells us how a video of butter being piped through a cake whipped up a "social media storm". Read more Audio

Tennis star and top Australian Open men's seed, Rafael Nadal, was a bit rusty in his first match of the grand slam yesterday, needing four sets to beat Britain's Jack Draper and progress to the second… Read more Audio

A big fix is coming for the new Transmission Gully motorway out of Wellington. 

There have been reports of cell phone black spots on the road since it opened, which presented a risk for drivers and… Read more Audio