Morning Report

One day after the world's leading climate scientists told us we're tipping towards climate tipping points - the fossil fuel lobby is using the cost of living crisis to argue against rapidly investing… Read more Audio

The National Party says it will rewrite the New Zealand Curriculum if elected, in an attempt to ensure every child has the basic reading, writing, maths and science skills needed to set them up for… Read more Audio

The Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is in China for the first  face to face  meeting with her new counter-part, Qin Gang, in Beijing. 

It's the first visit by a New Zealand Minister to China since… Read more Audio

Scott Robertson has been named to take over as All Blacks coach after the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France.

The 48-year-old Crusaders coach will take over from Ian Foster at the completion of that… Read more Audio

Two babies have died of whooping cough in 2023.

Doctors are warning that we're heading into a whooping cough epidemic, with these being the first cases in the country since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Strong winds have lashed southern and central parts of the motu overnight. 

Power is coming back online for Hutt Valley, but it's still out for many in Banks Peninsula.

Four to six metre waves are… Read more Audio

A former New Zealand soldier fighting in Ukraine is believed to have been killed in action.

RNZ has been told Kane Te Tai died in battle in the east of the country and his body has been recovered.

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The mother of a New Zealander killed while fighting in Ukraine says she tried to stop him from going to the war zone but he'd made up his mind. 

Kane Te Tai's death hasn't been officially confirmed… Read more Audio

The majority of New Zealanders are worried electricity is going to become unaffordable, and unreliable, within the next decade. 

Those findings come from a survey late last year - before Cyclone… Read more Audio

Wild weather has continued to lash southern and central parts of the country overnight. 

Power is out on Banks Peninsula and in parts of the Hutt Valley. 

Four to six metre waves are forecast for… Read more Audio

A New Zealander flighting on the front lines in Ukraine has been killed in battle.  

The former defence force soldier Kane Te Tai had been in the war zone since April.  

RNZ has been told of his… Read more Audio