Morning Report

The government will take the recommendations of a study into New Zealand's petrol industry to Cabinet - with the aim of reducing the cost of fuel consumers.

Yesterday the Commerce Commission released… Read more Audio

A chief economist says the Reserve Bank has underestimated the impact of its latest moves on borrowing.

The Reserve Bank is going to require banks to nearly double the amount of capital they need to… Read more Audio

Samoa's Prime Minister has refused to answer questions about why the Government stopped vaccinating against measles for 10 months.

Its decision came after two babies died from a MMR vaccination mixup… Read more Audio

The World Cup champion Silver Ferns have been awarded the New Zealand Olympic Committee's most prestigious award. Read more Audio

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has just finished its first year of studying the sun from closer than ever before.

The robotic spacecraft was launched in 2018, and today the Space Agency has released the… Read more Audio

Rugby players and boxers wanted, well your brains at least.

The University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research wants you to donate your grey matter - after you're dead - so they can study the… Read more Audio

Bank customers are likely to wear at least some of the cost of the Reserve Bank's decisions to force the sector to hold more capital to help them better withstand a major financial crisis.

The Bank… Read more Audio

A property developer says he rejected an approach from a company who went on to build a substandard multistorey building in Christchurch's central mall.

The building at 230 High Street is in limbo… Read more Audio

For the first time, a council is going to court to get the power to strengthen two heritage listed, earthquake-prone buildings - because the owners refuse to do so.

The Wellington City Council's… Read more Audio

It's the second day of the government shutdown in Samoa, with more than 100 immunisation teams expected to head out to the country's most remote areas.

The death toll due to measles is now 62, and is… Read more Audio

National is demanding answers after reports Cabinet Minister Kris Faafoi intervened in an immigration case to help a friend.

Newshub says it has seen texts and Facebook messages showing Mr Faafoi… Read more Audio

The government is looking into changes to the fuel sector after a long awaited report from the Commerce Commission was released yesterday.

The report found the industry could do more to be… Read more Audio