Morning Report

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

A $500 million dollar housing development in Wellington's Shelly Bay is a step closer to beginning after seven hours of intense debate at the City Council.

The council owns a key piece of the… Read more Audio

A clear forecast for the next few days means the clean-up in Napier can now begin in earnest.

It will be cold comfort for the residents of the 30 houses that are too damaged for them to return.

On… Read more Audio

More now on the Reserve Bank being accused of adding pressure to an already stretched housing market.

The bank is planning to pump another $28 billion dollars into the economy over the next couple of… Read more Audio

The All Blacks will have to replace prop Ofa Tuungafasi for Saturday's test against Argentina in Sydney and the rest of the Tri-Nations. Read more Audio

A painting that's a tribute to Colin McCahon has been doctored and sold at auction in London as one of the celebrated New Zealand artist's own.

The painting by Dunedin artist John Z Robinson sold in… Read more Audio

Auckland Council thinks Covid-19 will punch a $1 billion hole in its finances by 2024 - but city dwellers will not find out how it will be paid for until December.

The city's budget had already been… Read more Audio

The Reserve Bank Governor is coming under attack from Opposition politicians this morning.

ACT leader David Seymour says Adrian Orr is a liability because he's unconventional and a risk-taker.

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The National Party has debuted a new, slimmed-down shadow Cabinet.

The party's leader Judith Collins dished out some surprise promotions to relative unknowns and demotions to some of her most… Read more Audio

Painter Freeman White is among those whose home on Napier Hill has been badly damaged.

A landslide crushed a portion of the building while he was on the roof, clearing his gutters.

He's been back to… Read more Audio

With a clean-up in full swing, Napier is struggling to find long-term accommodation for people who can't return to their homes.

Hawke's Bay Civil Defence says after assessing 225 homes, and 30 have… Read more Audio

The ACT leader David Seymour is accusing the Reserve Bank Governor of being a liability and says his latest announcement harks back to the days of Robert Muldoon.

The Reserve Bank has announced a new… Read more Audio