Morning Report

The Head of the Repair Certifiers Association says the Transport Agency is out of touch with the vehicle industry. The Agency has apologised for failing to enforce safety rules in many inspection… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The United Kingdom and the European Union have reached a draft agreement on post-Brexit relations. UK Prime Minister Theresa May met with the EU President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Thursday… Read more Audio

The National Party says public confidence in the Transport Agency has been completely undermined by its handling of warrants of fitness failings. The agency only suspended a Dargaville garage's… Read more Audio

The Football Ferns have secured a semi-final berth at the Oceania Women's Nations Cup in new Caledonia with a 6-nil win over the Cook Islands. Audio

City Rail Link builder RCR Tomlinon goes bust, Questions remain over NZTA handling of WOF checks - National, NZTA board chair not seeking CEO's resignation over WOF saga, Hawke's Bay, Gisborne see… Read more Audio

A decision by Sir David Attenborough's BBC film crew to intervene to save a group of penguins trapped in a ravine has sparked a heated debate among wildlife documentary makers. Some have complained it… Read more Audio

The Black Ferns' successes on the world stage have shone a light on women's rugby, but at grass roots level the game is still living in the shadows. Coaches say there's still a long way to go before… Read more Audio

Unemployment is at a ten-year low - 3.9 percent across New Zealand. In Ashburton the unemployment rate is even lower, just under two percent don't have jobs. It might sound like good news for the… Read more Audio

"I stabbed him...run." The High Court in Napier has been told those are the words 14-year-old Haami Hanara uttered to a witness, immediately after they got into a fight with a homeless man. The… Read more Audio