Morning Report

The contractors who imported 16-hundred tonnes of substandard steel for new highway bridges were warned the deal was too good to be true. Audio

Labour's housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford, has heard some of the details ahead of the unveiling of the National Polict Statement at 11:15 this morning. Audio

The Government's National Policy Statement will be unveiled later this morning as the next strategy in addressing a national housing market that is hot, and getting hotter by the day, especially in… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Big name Showbands including The Maori Quin Tikis, the Maori Te Kiwis, the Maori Ambassadors, the Maori HyMarques, and the Maori Travellieres all took their show on the road to Vietnam in the late… Read more Audio

A lot of focus on the Auckland property market this morning, but in Wellington latest figures reveal a booming property market and the average value of homes breaking the 600 thousand dollar mark. Audio

French investigators have detected an underwater signal they say is from one of the black boxes of missing EgyptAir flight 8-0-4. Audio

A premature baby, men sleeping under bridges and families living in cars have all been helped by Te Puea Memorial Marae since it opened its doors to the homeless last week. Audio

About 200 AgResearch workers will be relocated over the next four years as part of a major shakeup at the Crown Research Institute. Audio

Housing New Zealand is looking to sell 30 of its properties in Mosgiel because of low demand, despite having 75 people or families on the waiting list in nearby Dunedin. Audio

The first ever government review of suicide deaths has found many of those who took their own lives did not get the right help, or slipped through the cracks of multiple government agencies. Audio

Prices for New Zealand's key dairy export have dropped overnight in the latest global dairy trade auction. Audio