Morning Report

The Government has failed to deliver on its promise to rein in spending on expensive contractors and consultants.

The total spending on this by a group of the biggest departments has jumped by 14… Read more Audio

A new report says tourism could be destroying the very attractions bringing people here in the first place.

The report from Environment Commissioner Simon Upton says the popularity of New Zealand's… Read more Audio

Labour was torn asunder when claims of sexual assault, harrassment and bullying by a staffer hit the headlines earlier this year. Accusers, bitterly disappointed with how the party had handled their… Read more Audio

The search for the remaining two victims of the Whakaari/White Island eruption is going to being scaled back to a locally-led operation.

A helicopter and a boat will continue to search around the… Read more Audio

Sir Ron Brierley's former deputy says he's staggered the New Zealand business tycoon has been arrested and charged in Australia for possessing child pornography.

According to the Sydney Morning Heral… Read more Audio

The House of Representatives is set to impeach president Donald Trump in the next few hours.

Mr Trump will be the third president in US history to be impeached. Democrats have brought two Articles of… Read more Audio

The country's new road safety strategy will see speed limits drop on unsafe roads and penalties increase for high risk driving such as using cellphones.

The Road to Zero strategy is based on the… Read more Audio

New All Blacks coach Ian Foster will start unveiling his coaching staff today. Read more Audio

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

Mid-year enrolment figures indicate many polytechnics have had another terrible year with one institute losing 1000 full-time students.

The figures for domestic enrolments in August show 15… Read more Audio

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter will introduce a bill to Parliament early in 2020 that would give police powers to run random roadside saliva testing.

Last year 95 people were killed… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio