Morning Report

Advocates warn mental health services won't cope with the rising tide of post-cyclone trauma that is surfacing in Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti. Te Whatu Ora says the number of people seeking mental… Read more Audio

The Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown has softened his stance on the city's arts sector and social services, which previously faced sweeping budget cuts. Citizens Advice Bureau, homelessness initiatives… Read more Audio

Auckland police are still hunting for a gunman shot at a minivan, injuring a 15-year-old girl who was sitting in the van's backseat. The girl is in a stable condition in hospital - another family… Read more Audio

Residents of Loafers Lodge are struggling to piece their lives back together as they come to grips with losing everything in Tuesday morning's blaze. They're staying in short-term accommodation, but… Read more Audio

An intensive police search of the Loafers Lodge in Wellington is due to start today. Six people are confirmed to have died in a blaze there on Tuesday, but up to 20 people are still unaccounted for… Read more Audio

New Zealand writer Catherine Chidgey has taken out the top fiction award at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Announced at the Aotea Centre last night, she won for her novel The Axeman's Carnival… Read more Audio

A man drove his car directly towards a packed emergency department at North Shore Hospital on Saturday. The car crashed into bollards right outside the door. Sarah Dalton is the executive director of… Read more Audio

News has come in overnight of what is being described as a near-catastrophic car chase of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by aggressive paparazzi in New York City. A spokesperson for the couple says… Read more Audio

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson and business editor Gyles Beckford spoke with Corin Dann on today's Budget announcement. Read more Audio

Anti-poverty campaigners are hoping for tangible support for vulnerable people in today's so-called "no frills" Budget. They are focussed on what the government has up its sleeve to ease the cost of… Read more Audio