Morning Report

Warriors fans are calling Saturday night's NRL semi-final against the Broncos in Brisbane their biggest game in 12 years. Win it and they'll line up in next week's Grand Final - for just the third… Read more Audio

The Warriors are one win away from their first National Rugby League grand final appearance in 12 years.

They'll need to beat the Broncos - and the odds - Saturday night in Brisbane to move a step… Read more Audio

Rainfall overnight has caused relief for firefighters battling multiple blazes in the Mackenzie Country.

The first fire broke out at Pūkaki Downs on Wednesday night and a second started Thursday near… Read more Audio

The main river in Gore, the Mataura, is expected to keep rising until this evening.

RNZ reporter Tess Brunton spoke to Morning Report. Read more Audio

A Queenstown Primary School is closed Friday after a large slip came down behind it.

Principal Fiona Cavanagh spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss. Read more Audio

A number of businesses and schools in Queenstown have been told not to open Friday morning due to debris flowing through the centre of town.

The town is in a local state of emergency, with 41 homes… Read more Audio

While's there's been a bit of a scramble over his tax policy, the leader of the National Party, binds it together when it comes to breakfast.

In RNZ's new political series, Grilled, the top four… Read more Audio

While attention is focused on economists finding a $500 million-dollar-a-year hole in National's tax plans, a similar-sized hole in climate costings is hiding in plain sight - and it applies to… Read more Audio

Wellington Hospital's women's health service is under so much pressure it's told GPs to stop referring patients unless they suspect cancer or something equally urgent.

Specialists and family doctors… Read more Audio