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The Health Minister has admitted the country's drug laws are out of date.

Critics of New Zealand's drug legislation say it's not in line with other countries, which treat drug use as a health rather… Audio

New Zealand has had some big ambitions in the Pacific and mixed relations with our neighbours. Video, Audio

Moriori are the original people of Rēkohu (aka Chatham Island or Wharekauri) & they have a tragic and inspiring story. Unfortunately, that story's often been twisted into, well, utter rubbish. Video, Audio

The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture. “Bodgies and widgies' ' tearing round on motorbikes & hanging out in milk bars scandalised many Kiwi adults. Was “the teenager” invented in the 1950s? And… Video, Audio

Non-New Zealand citizens trying to get back to Aotearoa from very high-risk Covid-19 countries are basically out of runway under the government's new rules.

It's created a category for countries with… Video, Audio

Bosses can ask but workers do not have to tell - that is the legal advice on whether employees have to disclose if they have had the Covid-19 jab or not.

MBIE has developed guidelines based on… Video, Audio

The Fijian government has been accused of "wrecking the trade union movement" in the country. Audio

Climate change related sea-level rise could pose a threat to the exclusive economic zones of the world's low-lying nations. Audio

Pacific governments are working to ensure there is no loss of maritime jurisdiction because of climate change. Audio

Public law expert, Graeme Edgeler joins the discussion on whether or not the Speaker of the house can ban attack ads using footage from parliament tv. Audio

Police forces around the Pacific have been caught off guard by the growth of the methamphetamine trade in the region. Audio

A Solomon Islands minister says there could be difficult conversations ahead with both Taiwan and China as the nation reviews its diplomatic relations with Taipei. Audio

The so called 'miracle baby' in Fiji who was found 10 days ago crawling near five dead family members at the top of a cliff, is out of hospital but the community is anxious about rumors of sorcery and… Audio

The government's bill to liberalise abortion law will have its first reading in Parliament on Thursday.

It removes abortion from the Crimes Act and gives women an automatic right to an abortion in… Audio

The Bougainville Referendum Commission says the six week delay in the holding of the vote on independence from Papua New Guinea, will ensure a better roll. Audio

Tokelau's High Court has backed the government's dismissal of two public servants, but found it unlawfully withheld pay from them. Audio

Hundreds of people marched to Parliament yesterday calling for the country's abortion laws to be overhauled and removed from the Crimes Act.

New abortion laws are currently being considered by senior… Audio

A new Pacific wide Institute of Human Rights Research is being launched in Suva today. Audio

Niue is building a new multi-million dollar parliament funded by New Zealand, but the project has run into opposition from landowners and an MP, who is seeking a court injunction against it. Audio

A group of West Papuans has applied for a judicial review of the process by which the former Dutch New Guinea was incorporated into Indonesia.  Audio

Less than four weeks after a terrorist attacked two Christchurch mosques, Parliament has passed a law banning the semi-automatic weapons he used to kill 50 people. Stuart Nash is the Minister of… Audio

Moves by Australia to divert aid funds into an infrastructure bank as part of its 'Pacific step up' to counter Chinese influence are being questioned in a new report. Audio

Journalist Mohamed Hassan and community advocate Guled Mire join Susie Ferguson for a Morning Report broadcast outside the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, continuing coverage of the aftermath of the… Audio

In 1996 a gunman shot 16 children and one teacher before killing himself in Dunblane, Scotland. It remains the deadliest mass shooting in British history. Public debate about the massacre centred on… Audio

Papua New Guinea 's Catholic church is urging the government to do more to help refugees and asylum seekers in the country find resettlement. While the church is pushing for a definitive end to the… Audio