Morning Report

The Transport Agency has known for at least for two years its truck and bus inspection system is being gamed to cover up risky operators but has not fixed the weaknesses. Newly released documents… Read more Audio

A union wants employers - not just recruiters - scrutinised amid fears there could be more slave bosses active in New Zealand. A 64 year old orchard worker has been charged with 18 counts of human… Read more Audio

The Black Caps opener Tom Latham says he knew he had it in him to bat for a long time as he helped put the homeside into a potentially match winning position in the first test against Sri Lanka at the… Read more Audio

CBL Insurance deficit could be as much as $343 million. BNZ front line staff say regional businesses and economy in good heart. Sub contractors financial protection measures not working. Financial… Read more Audio

Racing driver, Brendon Hartley, says he hasn't given up hope of getting back into Formula One. This year Hartley became the first New Zealander since Chris Amon in 1976 to have a full time F1… Read more Audio

The Minister of Treaty Negotiations Andrew Little will be forced to go back to the drawing board after Ngāpuhi overwhelmingly rejected a plan for who should represent them in treaty negotiations with… Read more Audio

Auckland secondary school principals are appalled by the poor performance of attendance services that are supposed to bring the city's truants and non-enrolled children back to school. They say three… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A review of how DNA is used in criminal investigations has raised the possibility of a databank that would hold every New Zealanders' DNA. The Law Commission has reviewed the Criminal Investigations… Read more Audio

An employment lawyer hopes proposed new rules in the legal sector will be a game-changer for a profession under fire. A report by a working group chaired by Dame Silvia Cartwright has found… Read more Audio

To the UK where Prime Minister Theresa May says she will allow MPs to vote on her Brexit deal - next month. Last week she pulled out of a vote on the issue when it became clear she would lose it… Read more Audio