Morning Report

Nurses will cast their final votes today on whether to accept their latest pay offer or strike on Thursday. Observers say the outcome is likely to be very close and it could go either way. It's… Read more Audio

More than 500 homes in Taranaki and Whanganui are without power after a stormy night. A further 340 homes near Raglan are also without power. PowerCo Operations Manager, Phil Marsh, joins us with the… Read more Audio

The widow of a Supreme Court judge is accusing officials of insulting his memory by taking his name off a $300,000 public memorial. Justice Sir Robert Chambers died suddenly five years ago aged 59 and… Read more Audio

Thirty-two countries have become four as we enter the final week of the 2018 World Cup. England, France, Croatia and Belgium are the four teams remaining after the quarter finals over the weekend… Read more Audio

Opposition leader Simon Bridges is accusing the government of a spending blowout. He says the government plans to increase borrowing by $17 billion over the next four years. Mr Bridges tells Gyles… Read more Audio

A third of school buildings don't meet health and hygiene standards and hundreds of schools need to do more work on their buildings than they can afford. The figures come from a Cabinet paper that… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Friends and colleagues of the prominent Maori leader Te Awanui Black have spoken of their shock and grief over his widow's accusations that he was a paedophile. In an extraordinary live video, a… Read more Audio

Four of the 12 boys trapped inside a cave in Thailand have been rescued. In 2004 Lieutenant Colonel Steve Witlock was involved in a rescue of six cavers in Mexico. He told the BBC there should be no… Read more Audio

The Auckland golfer Ryan Fox says he's not too upset after being pipped for his first European tour title. Audio

Property managers look to resurrect their image. The big banks come through RBNZ "stress tests". Fuel taxes driving a change in the car fleet. And how markets are starting the week. Audio