Morning Report

A Napier councillor infight over the unanimous decision not to go ahead with Māori wards in time for next year's election was kept from the public eye.

Emails released to RNZ show a councillor wanted… Read more Audio

A bill making it easier for people to change their sex on their birth certificate is one step closer to becoming law.

After a three year hiatus, the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships… Read more Audio

Coromandel's Eastern Peninsula community is outraged commercial fishing boats, donning pirate flags, are harvesting scallops in a rāhui zone. 

They were spotted in the area yesterday, which has been… Read more Audio

Melburnians are waking up to another week in lockdown, as the state of Victoria records another 20 community cases of Covid-19.

With five of the new infections considered "mystery cases", officials… Read more Audio

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found police were aware for years of non-compliance in heavy vehicle towing contractors, but failed to do anything about it.

Assistant Police Commissioner… Read more Audio

The Government-owned farm nutrient management tool "Overseer" is contributing to the continued pollution of water and the environment.

That's the conclusion of a damning review, and Parliamentary… Read more Audio

Just one Covid-19 community case of the Delta variant will send New Zealand into lockdown.

That's the warning from the government, after a fresh report on reopening the borders cautioned an outbreak… Read more Audio

As Australia grapples with the highly infectious Delta variant, experts say it's unlikely the trans-Tasman bubble will reopen.

Travel is set resume next month following an eight-week hiatus - but a… Read more Audio

The Who's 1971 album, Who's Next, is seen as one of the English rock band's finest.

It's ranked 28th on Rolling Stone's 500 greatest albums of all time and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of… Read more Audio

A top investigator says the public should be worried about road safety in light of a scathing report into the police's mishandling of towtrucks.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found… Read more Audio