Morning Report

A fire ripped through dry hillside on Christchurch's Port Hills over the weekend.

About three-quarters of Fleur Easter's lifestyle block, including a barn, was burnt in the blaze.

She speaks to… Read more Audio

A quarter of Auckland's five-hundred schools enrolled more students than their official classroom capacity by the middle of the year.

Education Ministry figures show the 130 schools exceeded their… Read more Audio

There's been a major breakthrough towards resolving the stand off over Ihumātao, with an initial deal expected to go to Cabinet today.

RNZ understands the deal is for Fletcher Building to sell the… Read more Audio

Seamer Trent Boult says the Black Caps four-strong pace attack perform at their best when they feed off each other and he's confident the hosts will today secure a 2-nil test series victory over the… Read more Audio

The US public will start to receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from Monday after it was authorised for emergency use.

The first three million doses of the vaccine have just started to… Read more Audio

RNZ understands there has been a breakthrough in negotiations over Ihumātao, with an initial deal expected to go to Cabinet today.

More than a year ago an eviction notice was served on protesters… Read more Audio

Inmates at the country's toughest jail were treated to some christmas cheer this weekend - getting to spend a few hours making Christmas gifts and reading with their children.

The men of Unit 9 at… Read more Audio

A specialist in Far Right groups says police will have a difficult job tracking down the person responsible for scrawling an offensive message outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch.

The message… Read more Audio

Questions are being raised about a new mobile app which tracks, records and scores how people drive.

The insurance company Tower has launched, GoCarma, which monitors people's driving habits, from… Read more Audio

People are spending more than 200 days behind bars waiting to be deported because of Covid-19 travel disruption.

Lawyers are calling the situation unconscionable and way beyond what Parliament… Read more Audio

The National Party wants to question Parliament's Speaker, before a select committee, over a costly legal dispute.

Labour has, however, already poured cold water over the plan - RNZ understands it… Read more Audio

Rooms in managed isolation have been sitting empty because New Zealanders desperate to return home have been booking more allocation vouchers than they need.

All 32 border hotels are fully booked… Read more Audio