Morning Report

Controversy continues to dog how hospitals get permission to operate on patients.

The guidelines have now been strengthened - a little bit - but women's health advocates say they are still too weak.

The Wellington Phoenix's A-League football season opener is in serious doubt as a result of Sydney's coronavirus outbreak. Read more Audio

The votes are in and New Zealand's word of the year is ready to be unveiled.

As it does every year, the website Public Address sought online votes from a long-list of words, many of which came into… Read more Audio

Motorists should expect delays travelling to holiday hotspots with another big year of summer roadworks planned.

More cars than ever will be on the roads because of Covid-19.

Hamish Cardwell has the… Read more Audio

The Labour Party campaigned on keeping the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point open for another three to five years.

But as Christmas approaches, the smelter's 1000 staff go into the holidays uncertain… Read more Audio

An internal stoush at the drug-buying agency Pharmac has blocked funding for a life-extending drug for bowel cancer patients, that's available in 52 other countries.

Meanwhile, patients are going… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

Epidemiologist Dr Michael Baker is calling for increased restrictions on people entering New Zealand, as Covid-19 surges overseas.

London and New South Wales are both facing increasing pressure due… Read more Audio

A growing Covid-19 cluster is poised to throw Christmas into disarray in Sydney.

Thirty new cases announced on Sunday bring the state's total count of community infections to 68.

New South Wales… Read more Audio

The United Kingdom's Christmas plans have been scuppered by a new, more infectious strain of Covid-19.

While most of Britain was already in some form of lockdown, the government had intended to… Read more Audio

Police in Wairarapa have admitted to illegally taking photos of young people after RNZ alerted them to multiple reports of officers stopping and photographing young Māori on the street.

Wellington… Read more Audio

The police in Wairarapa have admitted to illegally taking photos of young people after RNZ alerted them to multiple reports of officers stopping and photographing young Māori on the street.

Whānau… Read more Audio