Morning Report

Life insurers admit they have work to do but insist they can still be trusted. The Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank have accused insurers of a range of misconduct, including charging… Read more Audio

The White Ferns skipper Amy Satterthwaite has some sympathy for her bowlers who haven't really had a chance to impress in the one day series against India. Audio

Wellington has been turned into a virtual reality game - where players can dive with whales, play the drums on Cuba Street, and admire the night sky at Matariki. In what's believed to be a… Read more Audio

As the heat continues to batter the country, a complete ban on fires in the open is now in force across Northland. It comes as a Northland landowner could face prosecution and hundreds of thousands of… Read more Audio

The five-billion-dollar foreign student industry is facing another drop in enrolments from its single most important market, China. In the last six months 500 fewer Chinese students got new study… Read more Audio

Warring junior doctors and their bosses will meet next week for more talks to avert yet more strikes. The doctors are in the midst of their second 48 hour strike at public hospitals. The action is… Read more Audio

The Minister responsibile for the government spy agency, Andrew Little, could exercise a veto against Spark if it goes ahead with a project using technology supplied by Chinese tech firm Huawei. New… Read more Audio

MPs are voting on Wednesday morning on amendments to Theresa May's Brexit deal that could shape the course of the next stage of negotiations with the EU. Conservative MPs have been told to back a… Read more Audio

Thousands of Wellington commuters were left stranded yesterday when train services were cancelled during rush hour. Unusually high temperatures in the region caused a problem with the wires that… Read more Audio

What temperatures can we expect on Wednesday? Weather commentator Richard Green tells Guyon Espiner it's "looking fairly toasty" for the whole country again. Audio

As the country bakes in the blistering heat, spare a thought for those whose jobs are made just that much harder by the hotter than average temperatures. Our reporter Conan Young has been in search of… Read more Audio

The Government is promising to crackdown on life insurance companies with tougher regulations, after a review of the sector. The Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank have accused some… Read more Audio