Morning Report

An economist says low unemployment rates appear largely positive on the surface but is likely to cause financial headaches, especially for small businesses.

Unemployment is expected to hit a record… Read more Audio

Some communities may be abandoned as climate change results in more intense storms and flooding.

The Government will today release the first national strategy for dealing with the inevitable effects… Read more Audio

The US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, has landed in Taiwan, despite warnings by China.

Pelosi is on a tour of Asia, and while Taiwan is not an official stop on the tour, she had been widely… Read more Audio

A controversial Christchurch church accused of being "toxic" "hurtful" and "extreme" is facing further accusations.

Ex-members have independently contacted RNZ saying they were traumatised by the the… Read more Audio

Property values dropped by 2.5 percent over the past three months, the largest quarterly fall since the Global Financial Crisis.

Last month alone values dropped 0.9 percent.

In Wellington, the new… Read more Audio

New house price data out today shows property values are falling at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis 14 years ago.

CoreLogic figures show house prices fell 2.5 percent in the past… Read more Audio

New Zealand track and field athletes Olivia McTaggart and Imogen Ayris are competing in the women's Commonwealth Games pole vault.

McTaggart had been tipped as a medal chance before the Games got… Read more Audio

Gale force winds closed South Island ski fields, including Cardrona and Coronet Peak, yesterday.

The wild weather may have brought an unexpected windfall however - a fresh dump of snow.

Cardrona… Read more Audio

It was a blustery night for the capital with gusts up to 120 kilometres per hour.

It's the same story for much of the rest of the country with strong wind watches stretching most of the South Island… Read more Audio