Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Ngāpuhi hapū are calling a hui in the new year to discuss how to advance the Ngāpuhi Treaty settlement. This time, they say, women will be leading the process. Audio

Hiwi Tauroa, the educator, rugby coach and former Race Relations Conciliator, has died aged 91. He held the post of Race Relations Conciliator during the 1981 Springbok tour, struggling to heal the… Read more Audio

Back now to Phil Pennington's story about truck and bus inspectors bending or breaking the rules when it comes to issuing certificates of fitness. National's transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith… Read more Audio

The Health Minister David Clark has hailed the government's medicinal cannabis bill as the most progressive legislation of its type ever passed in Parliament. But National is calling it… Read more Audio

The Black Caps cricket captain Kane Williamson is closing in on the world number one ranking for test batsman. Audio

The SPCA is investigating after a video surfaced on Facebook of a man punching a possum in the head. In the video the man can be seen approaching a possum sitting on a fence post - he then delivers a… Read more Audio

The National Party wants to know if taxpayers are paying for a chief executive who is not showing up to his job. The head of KiwiBuild, Stephen Barclay, has not been at work since early last month… Read more Audio

A new study has found one in three nurses have fallen asleep at the wheel while driving home from work. Massey University's Sleep/Wake Centre says fatigue is fact of life in a work environment like a… Read more Audio

There's concern buses and trucks are also caught up in the road safety crisis centred on dodgy warrants of fitness for cars. Transport industry players say truck and bus inspectors have also been… Read more Audio

More on our lead story - the threatened strike by Air New Zealand engineers. Crisis talks are under way this morning to try to avert the industrial action. We're joined by Brent Thomas from the House… Read more Audio

The British Prime Minister Theresa May embarked on an EU charm offensive to save her Brexit deal - a day after she suspended a parliamentary vote on the current arrangements - a vote she was very… Read more Audio