Morning Report

The National Party's proposal to delay emissions pricing by five years has been criticised by the Government, with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins saying the Opposition seems to be treating the climate… Read more Audio

One of New Zealand's foremost defence analysts says he's been warning people for several years of the threat of state-sponsored disinformation infiltrating New Zealand society. RNZ has launched an… Read more Audio

Media tycoon and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died. He revolutionised Italian television with his privately owned channels to become the country's most polarising and prosecuted… Read more Audio

A proposal from National would kick emissions pricings for farmers down the road by five years -- but critics are already using it to kick the Opposition around a bit. The party's new policy proposes… Read more Audio

Fire alarms subject to "malicious" tampering, smoke stop doors missing and trickling hoses for fighting fires. These are some of what fire inspections and investigations have been finding at… Read more Audio

Some cancer patients struggling with the cost of travelling to other regions for care are choosing not to have treatment. Patient advocates say the National Travel Assistance Scheme - which subsidises… Read more Audio

The Gore District Council will this afternoon consider a petition calling for chief executive Stephen Parry to resign. The almost 5000 signature petitions came in response to calls from a group of… Read more Audio

Cash-strapped Waikato University has paid nearly $1 million to an advisory firm run by former National Party Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce. The university says Mr Joyce's experience in business and… Read more Audio

The RNZ board is meeting tonight to begin setting up an independent review into how a web journalist was able to insert pro-Kremlin propaganda into stories and publish them online. The digital… Read more Audio

Pressure is building on the Government to deliver on its industry-based greenhouse gas emissions plan for the farming sector. Yesterday National said it would delay any emissions scheme for the… Read more Audio

Ukraine forces say they have recaptured four villages from Russian troops in the southeast. It's their most rapid advance in months, but still short of a major breakthrough, with Russia believed to… Read more Audio