Morning Report

Benee is the only female artist in the New Zealand Top 20 singles chart this week.

According to a new report, this is nothing new.

The research shows women fare far worse in Aotearoa's music… Read more Audio

Joe Biden is hinting at closer ties with New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region when he takes charge in the White House.

The US president-elect gave separate interviews published in major… Read more Audio

Manufacturers and exporters of infant milk formula are flummoxed by a decision that stops them putting a synthetic additive into toddler milk - even though it's allowed for babies.

Food Standards… Read more Audio

A three-year-old girl whose back teeth were crumbling and painful couldn't be treated immediately because her case didn't qualify as urgent.

She's one of thousands of children around the country who… Read more Audio

The road signs identifying the - blink and you miss it - township of Maxwell on the outskirts of Whanganui have already disappeared and it's possible they'll never been needed again.

The council has… Read more Audio

Parliament has declared a climate emergency noting the "devastating impact" volatile weather will have on New Zealand.

Labour, the Greens and te Pāti Māori all voted in support, but National and ACT… Read more Audio

Almost half the hate crimes reported to the police are being wrongly downgraded from a criminal offence, to either "incidents" in which no crime was committed, or to lower level crimes.

The police… Read more Audio

Chris Hipkins is the Covid-19 Response Minister says New Zealand is under less pressure to rush regulatory approval for a Covid-19 vaccine than other countries are.

Britain has become the first… Read more Audio

Britain has overnight approved the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 drug for emergency use, becoming the the first country in the word to license a vaccination.

The British health secretary, Matt Hancock… Read more Audio

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

Staff at a clothing factory are angry and upset, after their company announced its Christchurch operations will close down - just two days before Christmas.

Deane Apparel's decision to close the… Read more Audio

The Climate Change Minister says there's nothing token about the declaration of a climate emergency - and the commitment for the public service to be carbon neutral in five years time.

Parliament… Read more Audio