Morning Report

Construction companies beset by Omicron are increasingly poaching workers off each other.

One major steel fabricator blames the Government for overcooking the market with too many projects.

RNZ's… Read more Audio

Mayors in Hawke's Bay are vowing to fight the new three waters legislation once it reaches Parliament.

They were underwhelmed by new recommendations from a Government-appointed working group and said… Read more Audio

The unvaccinated Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie has talked about why she won't be getting the noravax vaccine.

Last year Sandra Goudie said she wouldn't get the Pfizer vaccine because she said… Read more Audio

The lawyer for the Pike River families is hopeful the police have been able to gather enough evidence to proceed with a prosecution.

The police this week notified the families of the 29 mine victims… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

An Auckland medical specialist says a greater awareness is needed about the condition known as Long Covid.

Dr Anna Brookes is a senior lecturer and cellular immunologist at Auckland University.

She… Read more Audio

A Covid modeller is backing the reduction in the length of self isolation but wants testing changed to reduce the risk of the virus spreading.

From Friday people who are positive, and their household… Read more Audio

A study has found police taking video statements for family harm incidents has dramatically increased the likelihood of getting early guilty pleas.

Police have been trialing video statements from… Read more Audio

Ukraine is bracing for a major attack on the southern port city of Odesa, on the Black Sea coast.

The cosmopolitan harbour is seen as a strategic asset for both Ukraine and Russia - a seizure of the… Read more Audio

There's a big shake up for public media on the way, with the Broadcasting Minister expected to confirm today a new mega entity - incorporating RNZ and TVNZ.

If it goes to plan, it could be in place… Read more Audio

Fuel retailers are rapidly increasing prices at the pump, as sanctions prevent the purchase of Russian crude oil.

Russia is the third largest oil producer in the world; Reports from the BBC said oil… Read more Audio