Morning Report

Stuart Nash says police will not give permission for anyone to make private trips to Whakaari/White Island to recover bodies. 

Mark Inman has written a letter to the Prime Minister pleading for her… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

The trucking industry says the Government has been dragging its heels on infrastructure investment and it hopes new government spending doesn't skimp on roading projects.

Finance Minister Grant… Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Whakatane locals are banding together to support each other in the aftermath of Monday's eruption on Whakaari/White Island.

People are still visiting the cordon of the waterfront to place flowers and… Read more Audio

The new All Blacks head coach Ian Foster says the team needs to adapt and he has to make his own mark on the environment if they're to reclaim their status as World Champions. Read more Audio

The announcement that $9.6 million of provincial growth fund money will be spent sealing the last few kilometres of metal road on State Highway 43 in Taranaki is being met with a degree of scepticism.

An Auckland bus has been blocked from driving down Dominion Road on Wednesday morning by locked out bus drivers.

Drivers working for NZ Bus are asking for more pay and better working conditions.

RNZ… Read more Audio

Britain will head to the polls to vote in a general election called by the country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday morning.

He's called the election in an attempt to win more seats for his… Read more Audio

The country's spy agencies should playing a greater role in warning political parties about foreign interference in elections.

It's a key recommendation from the Justice Select Committee that's… Read more Audio