Morning Report

The Military in Myanmar have staged a coup, arresting the de-facto leader and senior officials just hours before parliament was set to begin.

The military declared a year-long state of emergency and… Read more Audio

Consumer NZ is calling for urgent reform after it discovered retirement village contracts it says unfairly favour villages and leave residents out of pocket.

The consumer advocate surveyed contracts… Read more Audio

Māori are more than twice as likely as non-Māori to die from cancer.

That's among the findings of the first report from the country's new Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o Te Kahu, which takes an… Read more Audio

Primary and intermediate school principals are accusing the Education Ministry of a lack of leadership over children's declining performance.

The Principals Federation says years of falling scores… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

Myanmar's military has seized control in a coup and detained the country's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians.

A year long state of emergency has been declared by the… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Late next month the Government will announce initiatives designed to cool the property market and help first homebuyers.

Last year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson sought advice from Treasury and… Read more Audio

The Māori party says the National Party's change of heart on the Māori seats is disingenuous and desperate. 

National has announced it will "work towards" standing candidates in the Māori electorates… Read more Audio

Rugby league in New Zealand was delivered a hammer blow when its poster child player Roger Tuivasa-Sheck announced a switch of codes.

The Warriors and Kiwis captain will play rugby union from next… Read more Audio