Patrick O'meara

Primary teachers' union welcomes survey showing schools are struggling to attract teachers in Auckland. It says hopefully the Ministry of Education will now acknowledge there's a problem. Audio

Russia guilty of state-sponsored doping at Olympics. How will Russia doping report impact Rio Olympics? RNZ learns Chinese officials warn Zespri of retaliation. Housing costs major contributor to… Audio

Three police are dead in Louisiana and three injured - police shoot one gunman dead, but are hunting for two others. Turkey's crackdown continues after the weekend's coup - six thousand people are… Audio

Westpac Bank is clamping down on property investors, cutting its interest-only lending term from 15 years to a maximum of five years. Audio

The RBNZ is considering tightening Loan-to-Value Ratios further to counter the growing influence of investor demand in Akld and other regions. Audio

House prices are on a tear. The Reserve Bank's deputy governor Grant Spencer will speak this evening about measures to cool the market. Our economics correspondent, Patrick O'Meara looks at his… Audio

House prices have been rising at their fastest pace since 2004, with the average value in Auckland is now $975,000 and prices rising in Tauranga, Wellington and Hamilton. Audio

Business leaders say as if the high value of the Kiwi against the Australian dollars is not enough of a headache, the deadlocked Australian election is making matters worse. But for holidaymakers it's… Audio

The Finance Minister tells us there's no evidence inequality is increasing. Headaches for farmers as record-breaking temperatures bring a surge in pests and a drop in production. Audio

The promise of jobs for locals and the protection of culturally significant sites has helped ease the anxiety of the Te Ati Awa iwi about the Kapiti Expressway near Wellington. Here's our Te Manu… Audio

A virtual coastguard that sends boaties safety messages once they've put to sea is cutting deaths at sea and winning advertising awards. We talk to Maritime New Zealand's Pania Shingleton. Audio

It's thought by some the new leader of the country's main opposition party, Sitiveni Rabuka, will give the government of Frank Bainimarama a run for his money at the next election. But others say the… Audio

Airline pilots are blaming a faulty part for contributing to the plane crash which killed Two Degrees chief executive Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy three years ago. Catherine Hutton reports. Audio

Plans to charge people for water were a hot issue in this year's Irish election campaign. The new government abandoned the plans but now it's been told by the European Union it must impose charges or… Audio

Chief executive of cardboard recycling company says staff were horrified to discover a man's body. He talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Benghazi report clears Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, Senator Elizabeth Warren, a favourite of liberals, is making a strong pitch to be Mrs Clinton's running mate. Priscilla Huff in Washington has been… Audio

A record three New Zealanders will take part in the Tour de France that kicks off this weekend. We talk to the latest cyclist to be confirmed, George Bennett. Audio

The Cancer Society says it was nonsense for Pharmac to suggest the research behind Keytruda was a reason not to fund the drug. We talk to the society's medical director, Chris Jackson. Audio

This weekend Australia could elect its seventh Prime Minister in nine years. After leadership spill after leadership spill, analysts have told our reporter Demelza Leslie they're hoping the leadership… Audio