Emma Hatton

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Health officials are being asked to approve a repatriation flight for stranded New Zealanders in India, which organisers believe could start bringing people home by the end of the month.

India's… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Public Health experts want to see the Covid-19 response depoliticised, to improve how the pandemic is managed. The Otago University public health blog also calls for the government to strive harder to… Audio

It's day two of the hearing session into residential state care, which is part of the Royal Commission into abuse in care. A man taken into care at the age of 13 has told the inquiry threats of… Audio

More than 10 percent of overseas workers allowed to enter New Zealand have been film, television and entertainment crews. They're among 7000 critical workers who have come across the border in the… Audio

The National Party has hit out against the government's shovel-ready scheme, saying the number of new jobs it's created is inadequate. The spend up was announced in July last year, saying it would… Audio

The Finance Minister has found nearly one billion dollars of unspent Covid-19 money, which will now be spread across different projects. Grant Robertson made the announcement this morning, setting out… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Wellington's bus drivers have gone on strike this morning as their stoush with NZ Bus heats up. The drivers have been told by their employer that they'll be locked out indefinitely due to the… Audio

Councils are frustrated they can't get rid of pokie machines, saying current law gives them no power to do what's best for their communities.

Under the Gambling Act, the most local councils can do is… Audio

People are gathering in the heart of Wellington's CBD to rally for a city free from sexual violence.

For nearly a year, there has been a growing conversation around how unsafe the capital is, with a… Video, Audio

Consumer advocates and electricity retailers say new guidelines designed to protect customers from having their power cut off don't go far enough, and vulnerable people remain at risk.

Two years ago… Audio

Researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Mātai Medical Research Institute in Gisborne have used MRI scans to demonstrate that fidgeting, might improve activation of the decision-making… Audio

Māori health leaders are still waiting to see the details on concrete, significant action for Māori healthcare. Yesterday, the Health Minister Andrew Little promised a major restructure of the the… Audio

International shipping networks already in a mess are now having to deal with a new problem. A huge container ship is wedged in the Suez Canal, blocking the waterway in both directions. The Suez, in… Audio

Speculation is rife around who might buy Westpac's New Zealand banking operations. Yesterday Westpac told the stock exchange it was looking at the future of its New Zealand business, including a… Audio

There were fiery scenes at parliament's Justice select committee this morning, where Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom public relations advisor Louise Hutchinson faced questions from opposition MPs -… Audio