Morning Report

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

The Mayor of Auckland wants the government to fast-track a bid to more than double the city's daily water grab from the Waikato River.

Phil Goff has asked the Environment Select Committee to have a… Read more Audio

A plan to wind up Wellington's community Covid-19 testing centres at the end of the week has been ditched as concerns about new cases increase.

The centres were set up to be an easy, efficient place… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

The manager of a popular central Wellington cafe-bar, says they feel lucky about how quickly they've bounced back after the end of the lockdown.

The hospitality sector has been one of the worst hit… Read more Audio

The government is being warned not to force returning New Zealanders to cover some of the cost of their managed isolation, as it may impede on their right to return home.

More than $81 million has… Read more Audio

A tagger who was restrained by police in Auckland in the early hours of Sunday morning says he was spear tackled into the wall by police officers.

Bystanders who filmed the altercation are claiming… Read more Audio

A wily stoat that was on the loose on one of Auckland's pest-free islands appears to have either died or swum away.

The stoat was first detected on Motukorea/Browns Island by a conservation dog in… Read more Audio

Canterbury beat Wellington 39 - 25 at the cake tin, with five tries to one, as the defending champions had their first outing since the Covid-19 lockdown ended.

It wasn't a perfect performance by any… Read more Audio

As the economy heads in to a recession, the government is urging councils to invest in infrastructure and save jobs.

With revenue down by hundreds of millions of dollars due to the lockdown, councils… Read more Audio