Morning Report

Emails and documents show the Transport Agency has allowed defective brake testing to go on for years. An Auckland garage was warned in 2015 its inspections were unsafe yet carried on issuing large… Read more Audio

A psychiatrist is warning that Hillmorton Hospital in Christchurch can be a terrifying place to work and senior management should be held accountable for the appalling levels of violence against… Read more Audio

A four wicket haul to debutant Will Somerville has helped the Black Caps keep their slim hopes of a series win against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi alive. Audio

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

The Police Association president Chris Cahill says people with mental health issues need expert support, not a police officer who can "at best put a band-aid over it''. Mr Cahill and the Police… Read more Audio

The funeral of President George HW Bush is underway in Washington DC. His son President George W Bush has just finished reading his eulogy at the service. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A new report says beach access could be lost unless the government comes up steps with ways to adapt to sea-level rise. Tens of thousands of buildings, key infrastructure including airports, railways… Read more Audio

A Maori cultural advisor is looking at taking legal action to protect the haka in Germany. Kane Mutu Harnett is based in Denmark and says people in Germany teaching the haka are tarnishing the… Read more Audio

Pakistan are in charge of the third and deciding cricket test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi, with New Zealand 26 for two in their second innings at stumps on day three still trailling the hosts… Read more Audio

A psychiatrist is branding Christchurch's Hillmorton Hospital a terrifying place to work, documents show the Transport Agency has allowed defective brake testing to go on for years and former US… Read more Audio