Morning Report

Doubts about how good "stress tests" on the main retail banks are. Skill shortages no barrier to retirement village operator. Consumers expected to be cautious. The latest from global finance markets.

Auckland district health board is confident that staff can keep patients safe while nurses are on strike. Hundreds of patients have had appointments and operations postponed to keep the hospital… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

An early look at the day's business news and overnight market action. Audio

The Football World Cup semi final battle between France and Belgium is underway in St Petersburg. Our correspondent Jess King is watching the game in Moscow and is on the line. Audio

American tennis star Serena Williams remains on track for an eighth Wimbledon title after fighitng back to beat Italian Camila Giorgi in 3 sets in a fiercely contested quarter-final. Audio

The world celebrates with Thailand as the cave rescue mission ends with the last four boys and their coach safely out of Tham-luang cave, a 17-year-old girl is found dead -- police launch a homicide… Read more Audio

A University of Auckland study has found fast foods are being served up in ever bigger portions and with more salt. The study included more than 5000 fast food products and 10 major fast food chains… Read more Audio

The Opportunities Party has called time on itself. The party bankrolled by Gareth Morgan has requested the Electoral Commission cancel its registration as a political party. He pushed it as the party… Read more Audio

One hundred and fifty years ago today, Māori prophet Te Kooti founded the Ringatū religion after escaping prison exile on the Chatham Islands. Followers of Ringatū, which is a mix of the old testament… Read more Audio

A new public housing development in central Auckland will be able to accommodate more than three times as many households as the 60-year-old high rise it will replace. In a first, the new development… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio