Morning Report

Authorities are no closer to finding the source of Queenstown's cryptosporidium outbreak.

Te Whatu Ora has confirmed 56 cases, 12 probable cases, and eight under investigation.

The Council says the… Read more Audio

Police are using powerful new AI to help them assess the risk posed by offenders when officers are called out to emergencies.

RNZ can reveal the new intelligence tool SearchX can instantly display 15… Read more Audio

An RNZ analysis of political donations shows people involved in the property industry are giving the most - and almost all of it is going to National, ACT and NZ First.

People and businesses aligned… Read more Audio

The Labour Party is scrambling to rearrange its election campaign after its leader Chris Hipkins tested positive for Covid-19.

Hipkins started to experience symptoms on Sunday and returned a positive… Read more Audio

Covid-19 has intervened in the election campaign, side-lining Labour leader Chris Hipkins just under two weeks out from polling day.

Hipkins started to experience symptoms on Sunday and returned a… Read more Audio

Senior Labour MPs Carmel Sepuloni and Duncan Webb are taking Chris Hipkins place at campaign events on Monday as the Labour leader isolates with Covid 19.

Hipkins will participate in other events on… Read more Audio

Early voting opens Monday 2nd October, and hundreds of polling booths will be available for people to start casting their votes from 9 o'clock Monday morning.

It comes as Labour's campaign is turned… Read more Audio

Berl's chief economist has dismissed ACT's proposal to axe the January 2nd public holiday as pointless.

The proposal is part of ACT's small business policy, with the party saying it would help… Read more Audio

Advance voting booths will open from 9am Monday morning.

From Monday, Kiwis can vote at locations up and down the country.

The polling stations are easy to find at vote.nz.

Chief electoral officer… Read more Audio