Morning Report

The New National Party leader Todd Muller is wasting no time putting his stamp on the party's front bench with a caucus reshuffle that would be revealed as early as today. Muller took over the… Read more Audio

A significant earthquake has been felt across the lower North Island on Monday morning.

The magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just before 8am and was centred 25km north of Levin at a depth of 46km.

RNZ… Read more Audio

From August, anyone will be able to build a shed, carport or sleep-out without forking out for or waiting on resource consent. The work must still be up to code.

The government says the move will… Read more Audio

Hawkes Bay has only had a quarter of its expected rain fell in the region over the past six months.

Jim Galloway is Hawkes Bay Provincial President of Fed Farmers Read more Audio

There has been heavy or steady rain in many parts of the country, ending months of drought.

That includes Northland, that was the first of the drought sufferers, Waikato and above all in dehydrated… Read more Audio

Just a single case of Covid-19 was confirmed in the past week, and 97 percent of all those infected have now recovered. Cabinet is meeting today, and will discuss whether the rules around gatherings… Read more Audio

The government is attempting to jump-start economic activity in the regions by bringing forward more than $600 million in spending from its Provincial Growth Fund.

Millions have been promised for… Read more Audio

Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been met with tear gas and water cannons by police, as a new wave of protests has erupted in the semi-autonomous territory.

The protesters took to the… Read more Audio

Cabinet will meet today to decide whether a further loosening of restrictions is in order, following a week that saw a single new case of the virus confirmed.

So should we expect a change to the 10… Read more Audio

There's been a dramatic spike in the number of Wellington children in hospital with the dangerous disease rheumatic fever.

A public health alert has been issued, with Covid-19 testing centres ordered… Read more Audio

New National Party leader Todd Muller is wasting no time putting his stamp on the party's front bench with a caucus reshuffle expected to be unveiled today.

It's understood Muller spent last night… Read more Audio

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