Morning Report

The Ministry of Health wants action against junk food advertising, which it says is helping send some New Zealanders to an early grave.

Documents obtained under the Official Information Act show… Read more Audio

Floods keep rolling in, but the country's new flood rescue teams have not been there to meet them.

RNZ can reveal the teams pulled back in the face of incoming storms in May despite saving 32… Read more Audio

The investigation into a cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown has moved focus away from the town's water supply.

Confirmed cases of cryptosporidium in Queenstown are now at 30, with a further 16… Read more Audio

A Queenstown resident says it's disgraceful slash dumped from a gondola redevelopment has damaged historical graves.

Torrential rain caused logs and mud to crash through a third of Queenstown… Read more Audio

A capsule containing fragments of the asteroid Bennu landed in a remote part of the Utah desert.

The container which was jettisoned from the space probe O-SIRUS REx landed safely in the desert at… Read more Audio

National's leader Christopher Luxon says he could work with New Zealand First after the election.

Luxon has for months refused to explicitly state whether he could work with Winston Peters.

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The National Party has confirmed it could work with New Zealand First after the election.

After months of refusing to explicitly state whether he would work with New Zealand First leader Winston… Read more Audio

National will change the way speed limits are reviewed, if elected.

By mandating a cost-benefit analysis that includes travel times and economic impacts, they hope to reverse some of the recent… Read more Audio

Heavy rain warnings are in place for the Gisborne and Eastern Bay of Plenty regions where Civil Defence is monitoring conditions. 

On Sunday night, following a day of rain, the Whakatāne, Tauranga… Read more Audio