Morning Report

Moves towards returning the famed rose window to Christ Church Cathedral begin today.

An eighteen-tonne steel frame is being installed onto the cathedral's west facade as part of restoration work.

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National Party finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says the government should not be raising the minimum wage to $20 an hour, especially not now.

Woodhouse told Morning Report the wage increase… Read more Audio

The Government will honour its election promise of raising the minimum wage. From the first of April next year the rate will increase to $20 per hour - up from $18.90.

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A lawyer representing hundreds of survivors of abuse in state care says their voices are coming through loud and clear in a Royal Commission of Inquiry.

The commission released its interim report… Read more Audio

Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update lays out a rosier than expected scenario for the New Zealand economy over the next few years, with a snappier bounce back from the economic trauma of… Read more Audio

After months of off-the-water turmoil and Covid-19 complications, the America's Cup sailors finally get to go racing today.

The three-day America's Cup World Series regatta, followed by Sunday's… Read more Audio

At least five wealthy backers of the challenger teams to the America's Cup are struggling to enter the country in time to watch their yachts race.

Information provided to RNZ shows the owners of the… Read more Audio

A new investigation into the sex ring known as the Roast Busters is giving one criminologist hope police are moving away away from presuming victims are to blame.

Seven years since the gang prompted… Read more Audio

Parents and former teachers have told the Ministry of Education that the owner and manager of a childcare centre in Feilding locked toddlers in rooms, fed children moudly food and smacked them.

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

Northland Fire and Emergency is considering completely banning open air fires to prevent out of control blazes this summer.

Last year the region suffered a drought which lead to firefighters battling… Read more Audio

The Police Association President says the Police now needs to step up and enact the change they're promising.

A survey, released yesterday, found one in four staff have experienced bullying from… Read more Audio