Morning Report

A study of the moves of a sulphur-crested cockatoo called Snowball is suggesting that dancing to music isn't purely a product of human culture.

The cockatoo has 14 distinct moves - and appears to be… Read more Audio

One of New Zealand's most important and celebrated artist's has had her entire catalogue of work digitised.

The Auckland Art Gallery has made Frances Hodgkins's artwork, letters and photographs… Read more Audio

A growing pay gap between community social workers and their state agency counterparts is putting programmes for vulnerable families at risk.

Non-government organisations say it is increasingly hard… Read more Audio

The findings of a two-year study into how a grassroots-model turned homeless people's lives around will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.

Marae and social agencies want to know what it will… Read more Audio

Silver Ferns defender Katrina Rore has been passed fit and included in the final 12 for the netball World Cup which starts in Liverpool on Friday.

Rore, who has played 125 Tests for the Silver Ferns… Read more Audio

The infrastructure of the Queenstown Lakes district is under strain due to rapid growth in development and visitor numbers.

But despite that, the council's infrastructure committee hasn't met… Read more Audio

An ecological group is warning the survival of a rare type of snail is being threatened by the actions of a small group of mountain bikers.

The Potamopyrgus oppidanus, discovered in 2003, is found… Read more Audio

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called Donald Trump's public criticism of the UK's ambassador to the United States as "disrespectful and wrong."

On Twitter Mr Trump described Sir Kim… Read more Audio

Redundancy payouts to staff during a restructure at Immigration New Zealand cost taxpayers almost $8 million and resulted in only half of the promised savings.

RNZ immigration reporter Gill Bonnett… Read more Audio