Morning Report

Hope is fading to find more than 200 workers missing after a dam collapse at a mining site in south-eastern Brazil. Thirty-seven people so far are confirmed to have died. Here is local man Rafael… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The National Party leader Simon Bridges is keeping mum on whether his party would shack-up with a new centre-green party. Green voters might be offered another option in 2020 - with murmurs of a new… Read more Audio

Schools are starting to reopen from today and many are still searching for teachers. In some cases schools are using retired teachers, overseas teachers and part-time workers to ensure they begin the… Read more Audio

The search for two fishermen swept off rocks near Slope Point Road in Southland is about to get underway. The men have been missing since four o'clock yesterday afternoon - and search efforts… Read more Audio

Former Labour MP John Tamihere has put his hat in the ring for the Auckland mayoralty. Auckland political commentator Simon Wilson says it's unusual Mr Tamihere has not mentioned the usual issues one… Read more Audio

Auckland's new mayoral candidate John Tamihere says the city is badly treated by central government and is being unfairly taxed. The former Labour cabinet minister announced at the weekend he will run… Read more Audio

Rafael Nadal has never known a defeat like this. Audio

A start-up gin distilling business in Taranaki is appealing to the public to join the 'great New Zealand juniper hunt' to find the liquor's elusive key ingredient - juniper berries. Juno Gin wants to… Read more Audio

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired the country's ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments he made about an extradition case involving a senior executive from… Read more Audio

A so called "groundbreaking" deal to loan carbon credits to a Hawke's Bay iwi is being described by some Hawke's Bay Regional Councillors as "deeply troubling". Two councillors opposed to the deal say… Read more Audio

Talks are quietly afoot to set up a new political party, which would focus on the environment but not be wedded to the political left. The former Green Party leadership contender and wannabe National… Read more Audio