Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A health and safety lawyer has no confidence in the Transport Agency to police rail safety. Since an inquiry into the deaths of rail workers in the 1990s, the Agency has been in charge of making sure… Read more Audio

New Zealand Post wants to shut its last 79 post shops but won't say when the last branch will close its doors. Last week, Kiwibank announced the closure of its Johnsonville, Petone and Stoke branches… Read more Audio

The Ireland rugby coach, New Zealander, Joe Schmidt, appears to have pulled out of the race to be the next All Blacks coach. Audio

Oranga Tamariki 'failed' young mother who died - family, Ukraine declares martial law after Russian attack, Rugby: Ireland's Joe Schmidt quits coaching altogether, NZ Post plans to shut last post… Read more Audio

The most tattooed person in the world was among the star attractions at the New Zealand Tattoo and Arts Festival in New Plymouth over the weekend. Auckland-born, but Australian raised, Lucky Diamond… Read more Audio

High tech digital pioneer Ian Taylor is bringing virtual reality to Otago prison to help inmates learn to read while they fix cars. It's estimated two thirds of prisoners need literacy and numeracy… Read more Audio

The international Consortium of Investigative Journalists Medical that brought you the Panama Papers has taken aim at medical devices that are unsafe and have not been adequately tested. The devices… Read more Audio

Amnesty International is hoping a last ditch effort will convince the government to keep a refugee programme running. The programme which was launched at the beginning of the year in Nelson… Read more Audio

A group of academics say the Prime Minister needs to speak out in defence of a professor who's been subject to harassment and intimdation. Professor Anne Marie Brady from Canterbury University has had… Read more Audio

Civil Defence says its nationwide test alert this evening was a success. Early indications are that the alert was transmitted to all parts of the country with cell phone coverage which is what it was… Read more Audio

A local body politician is calling for parents to take a greater responsibility for raising their children after a 14-year-old was found guilty of the murder of a 40-year-old man in Hawke's Bay. Haami… Read more Audio