Morning Report

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

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

Wellington City Council has voted to sell and lease its land for the controversial housing development at Shelly Bay.

The development has been bogged down with legal battles for years, with filmmaker… Read more Audio

The head of the South Island Whānau Ora commissioning agency says expanding the model across all government departments is well overdue. 

Māori social service providers say they're limited in the… Read more Audio

Evacuated Napier residents have been returning to calculate the damage to their flood drenched homes.

Hawke's Bay Civil Defence says after assessing 225 homes, 30 have been found not fit to live in.