Morning Report

There's a growing call for mental health support to be written into government construction contracts to protect workers who hit the wall.

Construction has the highest rate of death by suicide of any… Read more Audio

Canterbury District Health Board is still grappling with high numbers of Omicron cases weeks after it thought it would be over the worst.

It had expected numbers to be in single digits by now -… Read more Audio

The lawyer of a woman, whose fake bomb threats caused eight graduation ceremonies to be called off, says his client deserves permanent name supression.

The former Otago University student has been… Read more Audio

Oranga Tamariki's mishandling of a case of a boy alleging abuse has revealed widespread shortcomings in its use of one of the most important child safety tools.

Reviews showing up problems with the… Read more Audio

A Covid-19 modeller says hospitals and primary care face a busy winter if cases of Covid-19 and flu both climb in the coming months.

Canterbury University Professor Michael Plank said a second wave… Read more Audio

Rest homes have joined the avalanche of disapproval over the Government's decision to leave immigrant nurses off the new fast-tracked pathway to residence.

Unlike doctors they have to work here for… Read more Audio

England cricket has announced former Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum has the top job as their new test coach.

The news was confirmed overnight, with Brendon McCullum saying he's acutely aware of… Read more Audio

A team of international scientists overnight announced a "groundbreaking" discovery about our galaxy.

For the first time, the Event Horizon Telescope has captured images of Sagittarius A*, the… Read more Audio

Kids who live near Christchurch's burnt-out wastewater treatment plant are hiding in their bedrooms when the revolting smell is too much to bear.

Council contractors are about to start removing the… Read more Audio

An Auckland couple want mental health support written into government construction contracts to protect workers who hit the wall.

Construction has the highest rate of death by suicide of any industry… Read more Audio

Finland is preparing to join NATO in response to the war in Ukraine - a move which would've been unthinkable just a few months ago.

A statement from Finland's leaders say it must apply for NATO… Read more Audio