Morning Report

A lawyer is calling on international leaders to speak out against the US government's treatment of migrant children.

US law professor and child advocate Warren Binford has visited children who are… Read more Audio

Workplace construction deaths are at their highest level in at least a decade.

Eleven people have died while working on building sites and while undertaking roadworks so far this year - that's more… Read more Audio

From July 1, landlords can be ordered to pay up to $4000 to their tenants for not providing floor and ceiling insulation where possible.

Last month officials estimated as many as 100,000 properties… Read more Audio

A witness who gave evidence in the trial that convicted Gail Maney for murder says they lied to police after being threatened and harassed.

An affidavit signed by the witness, whose name has been… Read more Audio

India's refusing to panic after falling to its first defeat of the Cricket World Cup. Audio

England's chances of making the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup are still alive after they beat India by 31 runs overnight.

In reply to England's 338, India ended the match on 306/5.

The BBC's… Read more Audio

In May, RNZ ran a story about families living on the breadline and their wishlist for the upcoming Budget.

A single working mother from Flaxmere, Benny Hone, wanted the government to provide more… Read more Audio

New figures show a growing disparity between the numbers of rangatahi Māori and non-Māori being arrested.

Although the total number of youth arrests has fallen - Māori under-18 year olds now make up… Read more Audio

The ban on single-use plastic shopping bags begins on July 1.

The government says it is a step towards healthier oceans and giving nature a hand.

But the National Party claims a legal loophole makes… Read more Video, Audio

Just 16 kilometres of median barrier was installed on roads last year raising questions about the government's ambitious plan to roll out 198km by the middle of 2021.

Associate Transport Minister… Read more Audio

The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has convinced world leaders to lobby social media companies to do more to curb the publication of violent content by terrorists.

At the end of the G20… Read more Audio

It's 'D-day' for Oranga Tamariki - with the ministry set for a big shakeup just two years since it was established.

A new law - the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Legislation Act - comes… Read more Audio