Morning Report

In a rare move, the public health watchdog has referred a caregiver to the director of proceedings for many serious failings in the care of an intellectually disabled man. Audio

Australia's expensive - and failed bid - to host the 2022 Fifa World Cup means it is unlikely to have any interest in co-hosting the world's biggest sporting event in with New Zealand in 2026. Audio

The country is shivering under an unseasonal cold snap, with extensive snow showers from the Desert Road in the north, to Dunedin in the south .. the good news is that the wintery system should start… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Dow Jones Index is down 44 points to 18,013. Audio

The adventure park firm, Adrenalin Forest, began operating in Christchurch in 2006 and then expanded to Wellington and Bay of Plenty. Audio

Just Water International says it is looking to expand its business to include healthy-lifestyle goods and services. Audio

M2, the Australian telecommunications and utilities provider, has bought New Zealand's CallPlus for a quarter of a billion dollars. Audio

Consumers are ditching their borrow-and-spend ways and learning to live more within their means. Audio

Cheaper petrol is likely to have driven down the cost of living in the first three months of this year. Audio

An Auckland lawyer is weighing into Christchurch's insurance woes, warning group action could set a precedent for how insurance companies handle major natural disasters in the future. Audio

Negotiations between the Crown and iwi over Maori freshwater rights are continuing despite the Prime Minister reiterating that nobody owns the resource. Audio