Morning Report

The US President Joe Biden has welcomed New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to the White House.

The two leaders met in Washington overnight. for a meeting that lasted 90 minutes.

Both leaders… Read more Audio

Much of the United Kingdom and the wider Commonwealth will celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this week.

More than 85,000 people have signed up to host Big Jubilee Lunches - the official… Read more Audio

A nurse has told an inquest into the death of a mental health patient at Palmerston North Hospital she felt like it was a fight to get him admitted.

The nurse says she's never experienced another… Read more Audio

A hunt is on for new publishers for the New Zealand Medical Journal - with warnings it would be a big loss if it folded.

The organisation that runs the journal, the New Zealand Medical Association… Read more Audio

There is still silence from state broadcaster TVNZ about the abrupt departure of new Breakfast show host Kamahl Santamaria.

TVNZ won't answer questions about his sudden resignation, quiting after… Read more Audio

Everybody agrees that immigration is needed to address the current skills shortage - but nobody in politics seems to want to spell out their plan for improving the situation.

So says the Productivity… Read more Audio

The National Party says numerous attempts to get answers about the handling of February's parliament protest have been blocked.

Correspondence seen by RNZ shows Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard… Read more Audio

A massive failure - that's how Bromley residents are describing the first day of Christchurch City Council's support package for those living with the horrendous stench from the damaged waste water… Read more Audio

The government has accepted all but two of the recommendations from a Commerce Commission study into supermarkets.

It's instead taking an even harder line on those two - opting for annual reviews of… Read more Audio

Consumer advocacy groups are giving moves to shake up the supermarket duopoly the thumbs up.

The government has accepted all but two of the recommendations from a Commerce Commission study into… Read more Audio