Morning Report

Marches will be held across the country on Wednesday protesting against the government's plan to repeal smokefree legislation. And more than 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for a change… Read more Audio

An eight hour standoff with police in the Christchurch suburb of Avonhead ended late last night with a person taken into custody. Police were at the property on Beatrice Place from Sunday afternoon… Read more Audio

WorkSafe is seeking independent advice about a leaking oil and gas well in the Kupe Field off the coast of Taranaki.

The KS-2 well has been leaking a small amount of gas since at least 2018 - a fact… Read more Audio

With so many Christmas films to choose from, where should you start?

RNZ film reviewer Dan Slevin spoke to Corin Dann.

You can check out more of Dan's Christmas film picks this weekend on our… Read more Audio

The country's courts are jam packed with cases, and the country's prisons are jam packed with people being held on remand in custody.

Now a new project to cut those logjams has worked, but only in… Read more Audio

The new Government has signalled it wants to change the inner workings of the Human Rights Commission.

On Thursday, the Justice Minister, Paul Goldsmith, refused to express confidence in the… Read more Audio