Morning Report

Patience is wearing thin among some Tasman residents who still don't know when they might be allowed to return home. Many of more than 3-thousand people evacuated by a wildfire that has razed about… Read more Audio

The committee chair Labour's Michael Wood says National could have made up the numbers but refused. National MP David Carter joins Susie Ferguson with his response. Audio

People who'd spent weeks preparing to make submissions to a parliamentary select committee are furious a spat between MPs denied them the opportunity on Wednesday. The Finance and Expenditure select… Read more Audio

Children and the elderly are among the fifty-five patients who may have been exposed to surgical equipment that wasn't properly sterilised at Hawke's Bay Hospital. It was discovered on Monday that a… Read more Audio

Industry training organisations are worried a government proposal to merge all 16 of the country's polytechnics will result in fewer apprentices being trained. But Minister of Education Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio

Industry training organisations are worried a government proposal to merge all sixteen of the country's polytechnics will result in fewer apprentices being trained. Most polytechnics are seeing… Read more Audio

Work on hundreds of new Auckland homes is being delayed by a year or more because Auckland Council is worried about noise from engine testing at the airforce base. The council is having a second go at… Read more Audio

The government is under pressure to reveal whether New Zealand Ministers are being blocked from visiting China as concerns grow about the health of the relationship. Simon Bridges put the question… Read more Audio

The Black Caps batsman Martin Guptill has hailed the side's complete performance as the eased to an eight wicket win over Bangladesh in the first one-day cricket international in Napier. Audio

Reserve Bank disappoints the doves, and says proposals to make banks hold bigger reserves could help lower lending rates rather than raise them. SkyCity looks for hotel partners. Wine industry… Read more Audio

The government is proposing a mass merger of the country's 16 polytechnics amid concerns about their financial stability and enrolment numbers. The new entity would also become responsible for… Read more Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister has outright dismissed any suggestions from the Opposition that Government ministers are being blocked from visiting China. The National Party leader Simon Bridges used… Read more Audio