Morning Report

The Government has been rubberstamping masses of building products in a badly flawed scheme, using a major company that it knew had serious shortcomings.

This is revealed in emails, documents and… Read more Audio

Little surprise that Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman has been named netballer of the year. Audio

Whangarei mental health nurse, Philippa Burton, has won a $127,000 Health Research Council Scholarship, to improve Māori recruitment and retention into nursing.

In 40 years the Māori nursing… Read more Audio

The London Fire Brigade has been sharply criticised for its response to the Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people in 2017.

The 1000 page report says the fire brigade breached guidelines through… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A food safety expert says it's inexcusable "The Collective" yoghurt company, Epicurean Dairy, covered up positive tests for listeria.

The company and two directors have been fined $483,000, for… Read more Audio

Voters will have their say on legalising recreational cannabis, and - potentially - voluntary euthanasia in 2020.

A special team within the Justice Ministry has been set up to make sure any campaigns… Read more Audio

Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman has been named player of the year after receiving the Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award at last night's Awards evening in Auckland Audio

Major questions about the checks done on New Zealand's building products. An inquiry finds London's fire brigade contributed to deaths in the Grenfell Tower disaster. Measles is being blamed for three… Read more Audio

Material salvaged from a City Rail Link construction site will be shipped to Tonga next month where it will be re-used to help rebuild cyclone-battered communities.

Contents of two Tonga-bound… Read more Audio