Morning Report

Canterbury farmers say they're at breaking point. A recent Ministry of Health report presented to MPs shows suicide is up 20 percent in rural areas compared with a drop of 10 per cent in cities and… Read more Audio

Guards have remained overnight outside a property in the small Southland town of Otautau where an 8-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday night.

Police officers were called to the rural settlement of… Read more Audio

The Black Caps are confident there'll be no World Cup hangover when they play England for the first time since their historic match at Lord's in July. Read more Audio

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

Wellington cricketer Devon Conway has ousted one of New Zealand's finest ever batsmen from the record books.

Conway, 28, scored 393 runs in a single match against Canterbury at the Basin Reserve… Read more Audio

Farmers in Canterbury say with every new policy or regulation comes more work and stress.

They're feeling under the pump with water quality reforms and climate change legislation around the corner.

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News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Businesses suffering from the ongoing City Rail Link construction are pleased but circumspect at the chance of getting any money to make up for their losses. The government and council jointly… Read more Audio

Assessing the emotional toll of missing out on the rugby world cup final has been a key part of the All Blacks buildup to their third place playoff match against Wales in Tokyo on Friday. Read more Audio

The killing of an eight-year-old boy rocks a small Southland town, Canterbury farmers say they're at breaking point dealing with government red tape, The rules have been set for an inquiry that could… Read more Audio

It's not so much lock up your jewellery as lock up your shoes in the well-off Hamilton suburb of Rototuna now  

The police in Hamilton say criminals are browsing through Rototuna as though it were a… Read more Audio