Morning Report

A government audit, prompted by the fatal Loafers Lodge fire, has identified 70 similar multi-storey boarding houses across the country with no sprinklers.

Officials will start inspecting the… Read more Audio

The National Party says RNZ board member Jason Ake did the right thing in stepping down.

Ake resigned from the board after criticism of his public commentary about former justice minister Kiri Allan… Read more Audio

The UK parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has criticised the government for underestimating Russia's Wagner mercenary group.

The group has now conducted military activity in at least seven… Read more Audio

The Olympic champions Canada are finally off the mark at the FIFA World Cup with a 2-1 win over Ireland overnight.

Other tournament favourites are also in action today.

For the first time in Women's… Read more Audio

The USA has been getting plenty of support during this World Cup as the team attempts a three-peat of titles.

They play the Netherlands in Wellington today in what is a repeat of the 2019 World Cup… Read more Audio

Twitter is now X - following a rapid rebrand from the app's new owner, Elon Musk. Musk announced the shift over the weekend in a series of tweets - soon to be called "X's."

By Tuesday, Twitter's… Read more Audio

The next Olympic Games in Paris are still a year away, but some of this country's top athletes are already marking the event.

A celebration has been under way at the Auckland Waterfront this morning… Read more Audio

Filipino football fans are celebrating their historic win against New Zealand.

In Wellington last night, the Philippines snatched its first ever World Cup win.

It was also the country's first… Read more Audio