
Morning Report Essentials Friday 9 October
Arena Williams on Labour's plan for regional air travel; Employment service founder on National's welfare changes; Party leaders address ove...
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Arena Williams on Labour's plan for regional air travel; Employment service founder on National's welfare changes; Party leaders address ove...

Business update for 9 October 2026.

Are you feeling wealthier? It's been the question of the election campaign so far but new data from Stats NZ indicates the answer is probabl...

Wellington's water entity is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fix a foul stench that's plagued a Lower Hutt community for years....

1 News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and All Black and Manu Samoa player, Lima Sopoaga join Morning Report for this week's sports panel.

The chief executive of Air Chathams says it's time to rethink regional air connectivity in New Zealand. With rising costs and the price of f...

Wellington's City Gallery re-opens tomorrow after a two-year closure, during which the 1930s heritage building underwent earthquake re-stren...

New Zealand Rugby is going to court in a case of what it believes are too many chiefs. It launched High Court proceedings against Papua New...

Business update for 9 October 2026.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Lifejackets are now mandatory on all recreational boats up to six metres in length. The rule will apply to people using small recreational v...

A Defence Force commander warned New Zealand would be cut off from information exchanges within the Five Eyes intelligence group if it did n...

National wants to cut payments to some beneficiaries by up to $81 dollars a week, as part of its five point welfare plan, as well as introdu...

The Labour Party is promising to make air travel more competitive, and to keep regional airlines in the air. Labour's Consumer Affairs spoke...

Business News for 9 October 2026.

Fuel prices have reached a record high since the Iran War began, causing more pain at the pump. The Commerce Commission is charged with moni...

A Russian strike on a bus in Ukraine has killed at least 33 people, and wounded 18 others. Local officials are accusing Russia of targeting...

News from the rural farming sector.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Bottom trawling could be a make or break policy when it comes time to form the next government. Opportunity, which poll after poll has been...