Morning Report

Not only is the government apparently determined to crack down on those who break the welfare rules, it also wants people to know that the problem it's addressing is of the former Labour government's… Read more Audio

The Government is taking what it says is early action to curb what it sees as an unacceptable surge in welfare dependency that occurred under Labour.

Social Development and Employment Minister Louise… Read more Audio

More than 9000 Kiwi nurses, about 12 percent of the workforce, have registered to work in Australia in the last ten months.

Nurses have to sign up with Australia's registration body before applying… Read more Audio

Dermatologists are alarmed an offshore trend of very young children using adult skincare products appears to be happening here too.

They blame social media for introducing children to the products… Read more Audio

A $5.5 million defecit in Hato Hone St John's finances has forced the ambulance service to cut back on its staff cover.

The charity does not expect its cuts to ambulance callouts will impact the… Read more Audio

The fire is contained in Waikari Valley, but while residents of the nearby North Canterbury town of Waipara are back home, they remain on high alert.

The 300-hectare scrub fire broke out on Sunday… Read more Audio

Some universities could run out of cash this year or breach their borrowing limits.

The Tertiary Education Commission made the warning in a financial overview of the sector delivered to incoming… Read more Audio

New sanctions being introduced to beneficiaries by the government has copped criticism from parties on the left, with the Greens accusing it of "pushing people into poverty."

RNZ political editor Jo… Read more Audio

The government's directive to ramp up welfare sanctions to stop what it calls the surge in benefit dependency under Labour, is being slammed by parties on the left.

The coalition has told officials… Read more Audio