Morning Report

Samoa's government will shut down on Thursday and Friday this week so almost all public sector workers can help with the country's mass measles vaccination campaign.

All government branches will… Read more Video, Audio

Police have admitted up to 66 gun dealers had access to the names, phone numbers, addresses and bank details of over 30,000 firearms owners due to an error in the way the gun buyback registry was… Read more Audio

Defective concrete surrounding the country's deepest basement is delaying construction of the tallest tower-block in Auckland.

It appears no independent investigation has been done into the severity… Read more Audio

The England cricket captain Joe Root believes the tourists still have a chance of a good result in the second Test against New Zealand in Hamilton. Read more Audio

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

Integrated schools are accusing the government of breaking promises over funding.

The schools have been excluded from a $400 million property maintenance scheme.

The 330 mostly church-owned schools… Read more Audio

Principals say more schools are banning or restricting mobile phones over fears the devices are stopping teens from playing and making friends.

Among them is Glendowie College in Auckland which… Read more Audio

Samoa will shut down government offices for two days this week so public sector workers can help with a mass vaccination campaign against measles.

All government branches will close Thursday and… Read more Audio

Government agencies and the police have been told to lift their game in protecting personal details after a breach in the gun buy back scheme allowed names and addresses to be viewed.

The police… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sectors. Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

The family of a man who died in a Samoan prison won't meet the country's Attorney-General this month after he cancelled a trip to New Zealand.

Lemalu Hermann Retzlaff was expected to visit but the… Read more Audio