Morning Report

A community advocate says Black Lives Matter protests over the weekend were just as much about systemic racism in New Zealand, as it was about police brutality in the US.

Protests were held in… Read more Audio

The Wellington Phoenix are ready to go for a resumption of football's A-league, but they'll need official clearance to cross the Tasman before the team can start training again. Read more Audio

Around $60 million is being allocated from the Provincial Growth Fund to create jobs throughout the country. Almost half the funding will support local roading projects, while $26 million is going to… Read more Audio

Rugby fans flocked in as professional sport made its return in New Zealand over the weekend.

More than 60,000 attended Super Rugby Aotearoa matches in Auckland and Dunedin - the competition one of… Read more Audio

National's new leader Todd Muller has laid out how he intends to steer the National Party towards the general election just three months away.

Speaking on his home turf at the Te Puna Rugby Clubrooms… Read more Audio

Consulting engineers are calling for government support to stave off big job losses. Around 2000 jobs could go and it is expected many who lose their jobs will head off to Australia for work.

An… Read more Audio

It's official - today is Elimination Day.

It's been 28 days since the last case of community transmission of Covid-19.

That means the chain of transmission has been broken and we've eliminated the… Read more Audio

Black Lives Matter protesters have called on the government to publicly condemn police brutality in the United States.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said in the past she was 'horrified' by the… Read more Audio

Organisers of the Black Lives Matter protests in New Zealand are calling on the government to condemn police violence in the US, and disarm the police in New Zealand.

They say New Zealand isn't… Read more Audio

Altanta, Georgia is the latest flash point in America's on-going battle over police brutality and the killings of African Americans.

Over the weekend 27-year old Rayshard Brooks was killed by police… Read more Audio

An athlete led group says the International Olympic Committee's stance in potentially banning athletes who kneel in support of anti-racism protests is a breach of human rights. Read more Audio

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