Morning Report

Cyclone Gabrielle is on its path through the North Island and significant amounts of rain are expected across the motu today,

Whitianga is forecast to be hit with a whopping 211 millimetres of rain… Read more Audio

Rain is battering the Northland region this morning, with a heavy deluge and high tide expected to coincide early this afternoon.

Just two weeks after the last major downpour, there's already been… Read more Audio

In Coromandel, officials have pulled out all the stops to protect people from the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Torrential rain and winds of up to a 118km/h are expected in the region, and Defence… Read more Audio

Starting this morning - those in the upper North Island are being urged to stay at home and off the roads unless it's absolutely urgent. 

Cyclone Gabrielle is now sitting 200 kilometres off the east… Read more Audio

It's the time of the week where we look back at the week in politics.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson, and this week Newsroom's political editor Jo Moir spoke to Guyon Espiner. Read more Audio

Five people have been injured after two motorcycles crashed into crowds at the Burt Munro Challenge Bluff Hill Climb.

The two seperate incidents happened yesterday, and one person is in critical… Read more Audio

The AI software Chat GPT has been making waves for it's impressive output. 

It's latest feat: the bot scored a passing grade for the notoriously difficult United States Medical Licensing Exam… Read more Audio