Morning Report

Health researchers say the government needs to take large scale action to prevent an emerging type two diabetes pandemic.

Overseas research shows the number of people diagnosed with type two diabetes… Read more Audio

A Retail New Zealand report shows it's been a challenging start to the year across the sector, with atrocious weather just part of the problem.

The report shows nearly half of retailers failed to… Read more Audio

Fisheries officers have spent the weekend monitoring Kaikoura's recreational paua fishery as the season reopens. It's just the second season since the 2016 earthquake which devastated the fishery. The… Read more Audio

After five failed attempts last year, NASA has launched one of its super pressure balloons from Wanaka. The football-field-sized balloon was one of two that NASA plans to launch from the Wanaka… Read more Audio

Feeling like you're getting less bang for your buck when getting groceries? It might be because the cost from suppliers to supermarkets keeps going up in products with dairy products, frozen… Read more Audio

The number of communications staff in the core public service has risen by fifty-percent since Labour took office in 2017. The latest figures provided to RNZ show 532 communications staff were… Read more Audio

Being told to have children as soon as possible is the reality for many women with endometriosis. A new RNZ In-Depth series, The Deadline is lifting the lid on how endometriosis changes women's lives… Read more Audio

Gisborne's main water supply pipe, which broke in 10 places during Cyclone Gabrielle, was identified as being at risk of a catastrophic failure only months before. The Gisborne District Council… Read more Audio