Morning Report

Labour's health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall says the new government is misleading the public to justify repealing smokefree laws and she wants them to "debate" the issue.

On Sunday, Prime Minister… Read more Audio

The president of COP28 in Dubai, Sultan Al Jaber, says there is "no science" indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

He says such a… Read more Audio

What a week it has been for our newly sworn-in coalition government.

This week to discuss the action we're joined by RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher, Newhub's Political Editor Jenna Lynch, and… Read more Audio

Hamilton's Wellington Street Beach might not be Piha or Anchorage Bay, but in the landlocked city it's an iconic destination.

On a hot day, the strip of sand on the east bank of the Waikato river is… Read more Audio

Overseas research has found seismic signals provided clues of a looming quake well before the destructive earthquake that struck Turkey this year - and may improve our ability to forecast future… Read more Audio

International counter-terrorism experts have considered whether police should have let distraught relatives back into the mosques in the aftermath of the 2019 Christchurch terror attack.

Two experts… Read more Audio

A South Auckland church has admitted it did not having working smoke alarms in four temporary homes which caught fire in Māngere Bridge early Thursday morning.

Fire and Emergency says the families… Read more Audio