Morning Report

The National Party is accusing the government of a "Sroubek 2.0" situation after granting residency to a man with six drink driving convictions. The man is a "protected person" under the international… Read more Audio

Numbers can be confusing - especially when talking about the Government's promise of 1800 new police officers. Yesterday morning the Police Minister Stuart Nash said the number was an aspiration. By… Read more Audio

Mass defective earthquake design of buildings in Palmerston North has been revealed in the face of official resistance. The city council has known for 18 months that two thirds of the buildings it's… Read more Audio

Are trucks being let off speeding tickets? In the four years up to 2017, static speed cameras snapped nearly 600,000 vehicles going over the speed limit nationwide. But just 207 of the speeding… Read more Audio

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

A Western Sahara government official says New Zealand fertiliser companies are stockpiling phosphate amid threats of court action to stop future imports. But the companies say they're not. Emma Hatton… Read more Audio

18-hundred new police officers - an aspiration or an iron-clad target? While the coalition partners appear to be in some confusion, National says it's very clear - it won't be met. Police Minister… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Some people in the Far North say whoever replaces Sonny Tau as the chair of Te Runanga a iwi o Ngapuhi needs to bring a new style of leadership. Mr Tau became chair in 2009 and was re-elected in… Read more Audio