Morning Report

Rural contractors warn crops will die in fields and there will be shortages of stock feed, if skilled migrant workers can't get rooms in managed isolation hotels.

They says the government promised 10… Read more Audio

Napier is beginning a big clean up after flooding caused chaos overnight.

An estimated 250mm of rain came down overnight, causing flooding across the city.

Kate Harrington who owns the Cake… Read more Audio

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

Global stocks have surged after the drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their coronavirus vaccine was 90 percent effective in tests, giving hope that economies around the world could… Read more Audio

A Napier city councillor says the clear sky this morning belies what's going on at ground level, with water still pooling in some areas this morning.

Councillor Greg Mawson, who lives in Onekawa in… Read more Audio

Torrential rain in Napier on Monday evening left thousands without power, flooded roads, and some evacuations.

More than 250 millimetres of rain fell on the Napier city centre from midday on Monday… Read more Audio

Napier residents have been forced to self-evacuate after heavy rain caused flooding on Monday night. A local state of emergency was declared around 10pm.

RNZ's Hawkes Bay reporter Tom Kitchin speaks… Read more Audio

Emergency services were busy in Napier last night, with hundreds of calls made as people dealt with vicious floodwaters.

Area manager for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Ken Cooper, speaks to Susie… Read more Audio

Kanaloa Pasifika will serve New Zealand Rugby with legal notice today, giving it 14 days to withdraw and retract its decision to support a rival Pacific Island Super Rugby bid. Read more Audio

First Union members of St John Ambulance are planning to walk off the job for the first time in a fight for better pay and working conditions.

They'll strike on 25 November for 24 hours.

The… Read more Audio

National MPs will elect a new deputy leader this morning - with its health spokesperson Shane Reti the front-runner for the job. 

The caucus will also hold a confidence vote in Judith Collins as… Read more Audio

The Defence Force says it is confident it has the right equipment and procedures in place to keep its personnel working in managed isolation facilities safe. 

A military worker at the quarantine… Read more Audio