Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Pressure on the country's quarries has sparked warnings that road workers and construction companies may be forced to import heaps of gravel and crushed stone known as aggregate. Phil Pennington… Read more Audio

From lame-duck council to star performer -- Kaipara District Council's been born again thanks to spectacular population growth - at least according to its mayor. Farmer and environmentalist Jason… Read more Audio

Germany's first mass lawsuit begins as 450,000 owners of diesel Volkswagen cars take on the company. They argue they are owed compensation for being sold cars based on misleading emissions data. The… Read more Audio

Whanau Ora leaders are challenging their Minister Peeni Henare over where an 80 million dollar funding boost is going. The Commissioning Agencies, who pay for Whanau Ora services, say too much of that… Read more Audio

The 50 million dollar repair and upgrade of Yarrow Stadium has taken another twist with the stadium operator -- the New Plymouth District Council -- washing its hands of the project. Asked to oversee… Read more Audio

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

Leaks have plagued a water museum before the first brick has even been laid. Details of the nearly $9 million museum in Hastings were leaked to local media after it was discussed in a… Read more Audio

Environmentalists are warning that a housing development planned for Upper Hutt is a threat to the largest peatland in the lower North Island. Mangaroa Peatland is roughly three hundred hectares in… Read more Audio