Morning Report

Some homeowners are feeling a heavy strain as a result of interest rate hikes, with the Official Cash Rate lifted a further 50-basis points yesterday, to 3.5 percent.

The hike was expected, and is… Read more Audio

Former National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross says he's grateful a High Court judge has accepted his innocence, after being found not guilty of charges related to political donations.

But three other people… Read more Audio

Snow and ice is causing some disruption for travellers throughout the South Island in the middle of the school holidays.

South Island journey manager Tresca Forrester gave RNZ another update. Read more Audio

Snow has fallen down to sea level in Christchurch and Dunedin is covered in white after the polar front hit the motu.  

Metservice has warned the freezing temperatures could cause stress for… Read more Audio

The Education Ministry is planning to fund 350 fewer teachers next year as a result of falling student numbers.

The Ministry has based its funding on forecast student enrolments for 2023, and much of… Read more Audio

Children's Commissioner Judge Frances Eivers says it should be mandatory for Oranga Tamariki to investigate every report of suspected child abuse.

It comes after the Chief Ombudsman released a… Read more Audio

The Official Cash Rate has been lifted for the eighth consecutive time, up 50 basis points to 3.5 percent. The hike was expected as the Reserve Bank attempts to combat rising inflation.

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Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross has been cleared of fraud charges that emerged out of an investigation he sparked four years ago.

Ross was charged with obtaining by deception after dropping… Read more Audio

The Finance Minister won't rule out tax cuts before returning the government books to surplus. 

The government posted a better than expected financial result yesterday with a $9.7 billon deficit.

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Christchurch's Banks Peninsula has been dealt with another round of extreme weather with a significant coating of snow falling overnight.

Twenty centimetres of snow has fallen in the higher areas… Read more Audio