Morning Report

Rainbow's End will today reopen its log flume ride, after one of the logs flipped yesterday -- forcing its closure.

No one was injured, but riders did get a fright.

Rainbow's End chief executive… Read more Audio

The final report from the Independent Electoral Review is out, and the Government has already dismissed some of its key recommendations.

The report contained more than 140 recommendations with the… Read more Audio

Golriz Ghahraman has resigned from Parliament, admitting she acted out of character, and is not well. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Charlotte Cook. Read more Audio

The Green Party co-leaders are defending their handling of shoplifting allegations made against their now former colleague Golriz Ghahraman - saying they did what they could, when they could, with the… Read more Audio

Auckland Zoo has welcomed a new addition, with a baby giraffe born on Saturday.

It follows the birth of two Sumatran tigers on January 2nd.

The baby giraffe already stands over 1.70m tall and was… Read more Audio

The Mullet Matters fundraising campaign is back for its second year.

New Zealanders wanting to support the Mental Health Foundation can sport a mullet for the month of March - raising money any time… Read more Audio

The Wellington Phoenix have returned to the top of football's A-League men's table after a thrilling match in Parramatta at the weekend.

The Phoenix came from behind against the Perth Glory to win… Read more Audio

Documents obtained by RNZ from the Ministry of Education have revealed major gaps in the monitoring of charter schools between 2013 and 2018, some of which the government of the day declined to… Read more Audio

Anti-drug advocates in Fiji are stunned following yesterday's mammoth methamphetamine seizure.

Almost eight hundred containers filled with the drug were found in an under-construction home in Nadi.

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A long-awaited sign in the Southland town of Mataura is causing a stir after complaints it doesn't stand out enough.

At a town meeting in 2005, it was decided that the signs at the entrance of… Read more Audio

The real estate industry is expecting the market to level out this year, with just a small increase expected in house prices.

The latest QV House Price Index shows the average value increased across… Read more Audio

The U.S election isn't being held until the fifth of November, but all eyes are on Iowa as the race to be the Republican nominee begins.

Caucus votes - which are cast by registered Republican voters… Read more Audio