Morning Report

A Wellington mother says childcare is too expensive and she's giving the thumbs up to the National Party's plan to make it more affordable for low and middle income families.

Families who qualify for… Read more Audio

The burdensome cost of childcare is Christopher Luxon's big pitch to voters to kick off election year.

The National Party leader is promising to help families earning up to 180-thousand a year with a… Read more Audio

If they can't pass just make the test easier. That was the Education Ministry response to high failure rates in new High School literacy and numeracy tests.

Documents obtained by RNZ show the… Read more Audio

The Government passed legislation last year to introduce a new roadside drug testing regime by March.

But it's been announced an appropriate saliva testing device for random roadside testing couldn't… Read more Audio

After two severe cyclones in two days parts of Vanuatu have been left in ruins.

Cyclone Judy hit first as a category four, then Kevin slammed in as a category three, intensifying to a category four… Read more Audio

Should vapes require a doctor's prescription?

That's the law in Australia, and there are growing calls from doctors, public health experts and educators for New Zealand to do likewise.

But across… Read more Audio

Hundreds of Napier residents have signed an online petition calling for the Police Eagle helicopter to stay hovering above Hawke's Bay.

The helicopter was deployed in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle to… Read more Audio