Morning Report

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Agreeing a Brexit deal with the European Union may have been the easy part for British Prime Minister Theresa May. Getting it through a divided parliament in the UK could be an altogether tougher… Read more Audio

The Transport Agency is testing the Nissan Leaf this week amid concerns the electric braking system could be failing. There have been more than 50 reports of brake failures in the popular electric car… Read more Audio

A Northland family doctor is warning parents that meningococcal disease is deadly and children need to be vaccinated against it. Free vaccinations will be offered to teenagers and children under four… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A health and safety lawyer has no confidence in the Transport Agency to police rail safety. Since an inquiry into the deaths of rail workers in the 1990s, the Agency has been in charge of making sure… Read more Audio

New Zealand Post wants to shut its last 79 post shops but won't say when the last branch will close its doors. Last week, Kiwibank announced the closure of its Johnsonville, Petone and Stoke branches… Read more Audio

The Ireland rugby coach, New Zealander, Joe Schmidt, appears to have pulled out of the race to be the next All Blacks coach. Audio

Oranga Tamariki 'failed' young mother who died - family, Ukraine declares martial law after Russian attack, Rugby: Ireland's Joe Schmidt quits coaching altogether, NZ Post plans to shut last post… Read more Audio

The most tattooed person in the world was among the star attractions at the New Zealand Tattoo and Arts Festival in New Plymouth over the weekend. Auckland-born, but Australian raised, Lucky Diamond… Read more Audio

High tech digital pioneer Ian Taylor is bringing virtual reality to Otago prison to help inmates learn to read while they fix cars. It's estimated two thirds of prisoners need literacy and numeracy… Read more Audio