Morning Report

A major steel failure on the Waikato Expressway has come to light in emails the Transport Agency fought for two years to keep secret. In 2016 RNZ News learned bridge piles for the expressway failed to… Read more Audio

Agriculture officials have begun seizing 55,000 fruit tree cuttings imported from the United States after it was found the paperwork allowing them into the country was defective. The Ministry for… Read more Audio

Residents of the botched Bella Vista development in Tauranga have compared losing their homes to a loved one's funeral. The city council signed off on shoddy work that left the buildings too dangerous… Read more Audio

A Christchurch earthquake insurance specialist says a critical report of the Earthquake Commission is a good start but doesn't go far enough. The report by an independent ministerial advisor says EQC… Read more Audio

Jordie Barrett and his brothers will make history on Saturday night after he was named at fullback for the All Blacks' first Test against France. It means three siblings will be in the All Blacks… Read more Audio

House prices head into a winter hibernation. Australian economic growth picks up. NZ commodity prices rise for a fifth consecutive month. And the latest from financial markets.  Audio

Forestry companies have offered to help clean up the flood-hit East Coast, but their heavy machinery is going nowhere because of closed roads. Associate Minister for Forestry Meka Whaitiri went with… Read more Audio

A Christchurch homeowner in a five year battle with the Earthquake Commission over the damaged house she unwittingly bought says a critical new report about EQC tells her nothing new. The 27 page… Read more Audio

A costly mistake in the US has rebounded on New Zealand plant retailers. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio