Morning Report

MetService is predicting more intense rainfall on the West Coast on Thursday as a slow-moving front between Westland and Fiordland is forecast to move northwards. RNZ reporter Maia Ingoe spoke to… Read more Audio

The media and communications minister Melissa Lee says she is focused on ensuring New Zealand's media industry is sustainable and modernised, and she is looking at reviewing the Broadcasting Act. RNZ… Read more Audio

Tayla Ford is set to become the first New Zealand woman to wrestle at an Olympics. Audio

Four years ago, Northland suffered one of its worst droughts in history - sparking a government-funded, iwi-led scheme to make sure some of the region's most vulnerable families never have to go… Read more Audio

The Government's own advisers have told it that the tougher the new boot camps are, the less they will work and might even do harm. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

The Health Ministry is refusing to say if it's considering following Britain's move to ban the routine use of puberty blockers for transgender children and teenagers. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

The Department of Conservation is proposing to axe 130 jobs, spanning biodiversity, visitor services, and regional operations. University of Otago lecturer in ecology and former DOC staffer Jo Monks… Read more Audio

People applying for low-skilled jobs under the accredited employer work visa scheme must now meet a basic standard of English. Lucy Xia reports. Audio

A heavy rain warning is in place for the Westland District, south of Hokitika, with up to 200 milimitres expected to fall on the coast on Thursday, with residents sandbagging and preparing for more… Read more Audio

A former head of news at TV3 says a generation of journalists is being wiped out following large job cuts announced at TVNZ and the closure of Newshub. Mark Jennings spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Newshub journalist Paddy Gower said Warner Brothers' Discovery needs to get on and do a deal for another party to take over the news bulletin after the company announce the closure of its newsroom… Read more Audio

The head of athletics' world governing body says the decision to pay gold medallists prize money at the Paris Olympics is a pivotal moment. Audio