Morning Report

Small businesses are being given the opportunity to vent their frustrations with the government by telling the National Party what they think needs to be done.

The Opposition is launching a campaign… Read more Audio

New Zealander Tim Price has ridden the round of his life to win the Burghley Horse Trials in England on Monday morning (NZ time). The 39-year-old went clear in the showjumping onboard Ringwood Sky Boy… Read more Audio

A special unit with a budget of $2 million has been established by the Defence Force to put its side of the story to a government inquiry into a controversial operation in Afghanistan. Operation… Read more Audio

Pacific leaders are converging on the tiny island nation of Nauru this week for their annual forum. Regional security and other pressing issues like climate change will be top of the formal agenda… Read more Audio

Preschoolers with disabilities are waiting on average three months for specialist help and in the Wellington region the delay has blown out to more than six months. The Education Ministry says waiting… Read more Audio

Hundreds of extra doctors are needed to staff new hospital rosters, costing more than $35 million. District Health Boards are in the process of bringing in the new rosters following an agreement last… Read more Audio

The New Zealand equestrian Tim Price is paricularly proud of his horse Ringwood Sky Boy after winning the Burghley Horse Trials in England. Audio

Billions available for investing in green bonds in NZ. Money week -- time to think about the financial future. The Christchurch company building flight simulators flies high. How money markets are… Read more Audio

The ballot for the first Kiwibuild homes ready for sale to first-home buyers opens a week from today. It runs for four weeks with the winners expected to be in their Papakura houses by Christmas. RNZ… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

An early look at the day's business news and how financial markets are set to open the week. Audio

Regional security and other pressing issues like climate change will be top of the formal agenda at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru this week. But leaders will also be confronted with the situation… Read more Audio