Morning Report

Drug-buyer Pharmac is urging 36,000 people taking a blood pressure drug to change to another treatment because of a cancer risk.

The agency says the drug branded Accuretic, supplied by Pfizer… Read more Audio

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called Russia's war on Ukraine "the biggest security crisis since World War Two" and he says leaders are committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged NATO leaders not to allow the war in Ukraine to trigger an arms race.

Ms Ardern participated in the leaders summit in Madrid on Wednesday night, where she… Read more Audio

The National Party says the government's plan to overhaul Wellington's transport system won't get the city moving.

The revamp of the city's infrastructure would have light rail built across town, an… Read more Audio

Opponents of deep sea mining are taking their arguments onto the world stage at the United Nations Oceans Conference in Portugal. 

Some Pacific leaders have declared their stance on the issue.

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The Returned and Services Association is welcoming a plan to support veterans' well-being - but says it has been a long time coming.

The new policy framework identifies veterans as a vulnerable group… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns will have a new face on the courts for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Kate Heffernan - who represented New Zealand in cricket in 2018 - is poised to make her debut after being named in… Read more Audio