Morning Report

There is relief in Whakatāne that the town's biggest employer has been thrown a lifeline and the community isn't facing yet another economic hit.

The Whakatāne mill, which is Oceania's only folding… Read more Audio

The Ministry of Education admits it should have done more to test the air at a Lower Hutt high school where toxic mould has hugely disrupted teaching.

But the admission in a new review does not… Read more Audio

The country's biggest seafood company has a significant amount of stock that has been sold - but it can't shift - due to shipping constraints.

Exporters are facing a crisis getting their products to… Read more Audio

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

House price growth has slowed slightly but prices are still well ahead of this time last year.

The latest data from QV show the average value increased 8.8 percent over the three months to May… Read more Audio

Tens of thousands of nurses will walk off the job tomorrow for an eight-hour strike over better pay and staffing levels.

Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation overwhelmingly voted to reject… Read more Audio

The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson was pleased his side gave themselves a chance at victory, despite the lacklustre finish to the drawn first test against England. Read more Audio

What's in a name? Well, when it comes to the latest news from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, it can be full of controversy.

Prince Harry and Meghan have named their new baby girl Lilibet Diana… Read more Audio

Auckland's water supply dams are still only half full - considerably lower than the average expected at this time of year.

Storage volumes are still suffering the effects of the 2019 to 2020 drought… Read more Audio

She was a groundbreaker.

In 1999, Hinewehi Mohi, of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāi Tūhoe, sang the national anthem only in te reo Māori at an international rugby match.

Reaction to that performance… Read more Audio

Fiji recorded 83 Covid-19 cases on Sunday - its highest daily total yet.

It recorded a further 64 on Monday. Authorities have cordoned off the country's largest hospital and quarantined an entire… Read more Audio

The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau is dead - according to his rival Islamist militants.

In audio obtained by news agencies, the Islamic State West Africa Province… Read more Audio