Morning Report

Labour's leader Chris Hipkins says people with disabilities are paying the price for what he terms the coalition government's fiscal incompetence.

Whaikaha - the Ministry of Disabled People - has… Read more Audio

The 'tween' leads of New Zealand's latest feature film stole the show at the world premiere of The Mountain in New Plymouth Tuesday night.

A joyous and heartfelt drama, the film follows three… Read more Audio

All governments make decisions with "imperfect information" but retiring MP and former finance minister Grant Robertson says his experience during the Covid pandemic was an "extreme sports version of… Read more Audio

The Government's being accused of blindsiding the disabled community when it changed funding for some services this week.

Joshua Perry lives in his Dunedin home and says the individualised funding… Read more Audio

The head of an outdoors organisation says the Conservation Department's price hikes for the Great Walks will make the experience too expensive for New Zealand families.

The department is increasing… Read more Audio

A confidential document leaked to RNZ says one of the country's top research institutes, Callaghan Innovation, is tens-of-millions-of-dollars short for urgent building work, some of which is needed to… Read more Audio

The Ministry of Disabled People's announcement that it's restricting the help disabled people can get has left many blindsided.

Respite care, accommodation and noise cancelling headphones are some of… Read more Audio

The Government is making efforts to demolish delays in the building consent system by forcing councils to front up with data every quarter.

Applications for consent must be done within 20 working… Read more Audio

The top brass at police and defence have warned MPs the government's spending cuts could weaken frontline services.

Public sector bosses have been questioned at Parliament's Select Committees over… Read more Audio