Morning Report

There's a new sovereign in town, and he has decided what he wants for dinner. A quiche is the official dish for the coronation of King Charles III this weekend. It's full of seasonal English produce… Read more Audio

Secondary teachers begin six weeks of strike action today. Members of the Post Primary Teachers Association are refusing to teach Year Eleven students, prompting many schools to ask that year group to… Read more Audio

Measles has closed an Auckland secondary school while health officials work to identify close contacts of the case. Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand says a student was at Albany Senior High School… Read more Audio

A bad batch of jet fuel in Wellington means planes flying in and out of the airport are limited to 80 percent of what they usually use. The Board of Airline Representatives says airlines were advised… Read more Audio

Heavy rain in the Bay of Plenty caused slips and flooding across the region yesterday, blocking roads and cutting off some small communities. Bay of Plenty regional council says the Whakatane River… Read more Audio

Unverified footage of a drone attack on the Kremlin has emerged overnight, with Moscow calling it an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin. But Ukraine's president Vlodymyr Zelensky says… Read more Audio

Shock of Meka Whaitiri's switch to Te Pati Maori later turned to confusion, after the Speaker ruled she can remain in Parliament as an independent MP. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson spoke to… Read more Audio

With Meka Whaitiri deciding to resign from the Labour Party, and immediately join Te Pati Maori, electoral law experts thought that would trigger her seat to be immediately vacated. Under party… Read more Audio

The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Kelvin Davis, denies his fellow Maori MPs are shackled in the party. Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri yesterday announced she was leaving Labour to join Te Pati… Read more Audio