Morning Report

The tourism sector says tourists are already more than paying their way and shouldn't pay a proposed new border levy. Tourism Industry Aotearoa says a new report shows the Government is earning 2.6… Read more Audio

An autistic Winton man is recovering from surgery after being viciously attacked by two rottweilers while out on a regular walk. 22-year-old Oliver Beaumont, who is known as Oli to family, was… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The scientific evidence for keeping young people out of prison was clear 20 years ago, but not enough has been done. A new report from the Chief Science Advisor's Office wants the government to focus… Read more Audio

What looked like a smooth transition from Jacinda Ardern to Winston Peters has hit some turbulence with New Zealand First scuppering the repeal of the three strikes law and its leader re-igniting… Read more Audio

Many parts of the North Island are without power this morning from Bay of Plenty to Wairarapa and including Taranaki. The Gisborne region is the worst affected with more than fifteen hundred… Read more Audio

The All Blacks prop Owen Franks says they're well aware of the need to be smarter with referees increasingly cracking down on dangerous contact. Concern around concussion has seen World Rugby… Read more Audio

Less than a fortnight ago Justice Minister Andrew Little hoped to have the law off the books by the end of this year. But on Monday Andrew Little did an abrupt u-turn after New Zealand First told him… Read more Audio

A real estate company is predicting Auckland's housing crisis is about to get worse as developers choose to sit on land because they can't turn a profit. Colliers International says lower house prices… Read more Audio

The fishing industry says vessel owners should refuse to carry observers only if they have a valid reason. Monitors from the Ministry for Primary Industries are a legal requirement but some fishing… Read more Audio

An Auckland mum who was told by Work and Income that her benefit had been cut because she'd been on two Tinder dates has had her payments wrongly suspended for a second time. The Ministry of Social… Read more Audio