Morning Report

Economists are wondering whether a lack of builders will cap dwelling consents in housing starved Auckland. Audio

The latest business confidence survey suggests the economy has grown at a steady clip in the first part of the year. Audio

The New Zealand economy has momentum, but not enough to keep the Reserve Bank from cutting interest rates this winter, according to the Institute of Economic Research. Audio

The Prime Minister's suggestion that Auckland Council could be forced to free up more land for housing once homes became unaffordable in the city, is already being called misguided and unlikely to… Read more Audio

A UK-based anti-corruption NGO says London's property market has been open to corruption for far too long, but the tide is turning. Audio

The New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says the political agreement between the Labour and Green Parties to work together, is worthless. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Now WHO is advising people returning from areas affected by the Zika virus to follow safe sex practices or abstain from sex for at least eight weeks. That's double its previous recommendation. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Cheap steel imported from China for the Waikato Expressway fails strength tests. Labour and the Greens make a deal but refuse to say what their electoral tactics will be and why is a company director… Read more Audio

The revamped BBC motoring show Top Gear has been relaunched without Jeremy Clarkson - and without an awful lot of its regular viewers. While many fans of the old show took to social media to criticise… Read more Audio