Morning Report

Some of New Zealand's most successful Olympic events have been dropped for the 2024 Paris Games. Read more Audio

An investigation is underway after fire crews put out four fires on Christchurch's Port Hills on Tuesday night.

They are being treated as suspicious.

Christchurch reporter Eleisha Foon speaks to… Read more Audio

New Zealand's 13-year-olds have recorded their worst-ever results in a major international maths and science test.

Their scores in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study or TIMSS… Read more Audio

The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack has released its findings.

The Prime Minister and government agencies have apologised for the failings identified in the report released… Read more Audio

The government's Covid-19 contact tracing app will feature Bluetooth technology from Thursday.

It means the app will send users an alert if they have been near another user who tests positive for the… Read more Audio

Wednesday marks a year since the eruption on Whakaari/White Island. 

At 2.11pm there will be a minute's silence to mark the time the volcano erupted.  RNZ will mark that moment as well on air.

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One year has passed since the eruption on Whakaari/White Island caused the deaths of 22 people and injured dozens of others.

With Whakaari in the distance, today the community will remember. 

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Wednesday marks one year since the eruption at Whakaari White Island which led to the deaths of 22 tourists and tour guides.

The island erupted at 2.11pm.

In the frantic moments that followed the… Read more Audio

The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack has released its findings, and the government has responded.

The report found under-resourced security agencies, a patchy system for… Read more Audio

The government has said sorry for the Christchurch terror attack, after the release of the 800-page report from the Royal Commission.

The report noted NZ had under-resourced security agencies, a… Read more Audio

The government has apologised after the release of the report into the Royal Commission report into the Christchurch terror attack.

Victims of the Christchurch terror attack say sorry is not good… Read more Audio

The Christchurch massacre was planned and executed by a man who appeared to slip the attention of authorities in plain sight.

The man behind the attack had a firearms licence approved within three… Read more Audio