Morning Report

Thursday is Te Pūtake o Te Riri, He Rā Maumahara, the national day of commemoration for the New Zealand wars. 

The New Zealand wars were a series of battles in the mid-19th century between iwi Māori… Read more Audio

The Government's decision to push through the Three Water reforms is getting widespread opposition from South Island councils, with the move labelled by some as a confiscation of assets.

The whole… Read more Audio

Pigs have the intelligence of a human toddler and are smarter than any breed of dog, which won't come as any surprise for Dunedin farmer Craig Struthers.

He, along with his children, 10-year-old… Read more Audio

Climate campaigners are calling New Zealand to stump up more financial support for pacific island nations ahead of COP26 - the international climate conference kicking off in Scotland this weekend.

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The amount councils are spending on keeping in touch with Cantabrians has gone up by as much as 82 percent in the past six years.

Figures released to RNZ show increases in the communications budgets… Read more Audio

Health workers are going door to door in rural and remote parts of the Eastern Bay of Plenty in a bid to lift abysmal covid-19 vaccination rates in the region.

In parts of the region less than 40… Read more Audio

Forest & Bird is calling for the government to urgently fund the largest deer, pig, and goat control programme New Zealand has ever seen.

Official data shows virtually all conservation land and large… Read more Audio

The Black Caps have been beaten by Pakistan in their first match of the T20 Cricket World Cup in Sharja in the United Arab Emirates.

The New Zealanders lost the toss and were asked to bat first… Read more Audio