Morning Report

The Queen has died, aged 96. Queen Elizabeth II was the UK's longest-reigning monarch.

The Crown passes immediately to her son and heir Charles, who will officially be known as King Charles III.

The… Read more Audio

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.

With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will lead the… Read more Audio

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.

With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will lead the… Read more Audio

New Zealand's market for house plants is busier than ever.

The demand is so high that the Government is considering letting 12 new species into the country.

Environmental Protection Agency general… Read more Audio

Tensions are running high in Christchurch as the city council prepares to vote on controversial new national housing density rules.

Locals say the government is trying to force a… Read more Audio

A new law regulating sunscreen comes into force today.

Sunscreen companies will be fined if they don't meet safety standards.

But the Cancer Society says it doesn't go far enough.

Its chief… Read more Audio

A seven-week trial over political donations that took three years to reach the High Court in Auckland is drawing to a close today.

The Serious Fraud Office brought charges against seven people… Read more Audio

So, how many students are wagging school? Yesterday National Party leader Christopher Luxon told us 100,000 children were chronically truant.

This is incorrect.

The figure he was referring to is… Read more Audio

Tauranga has seen an influx of 20,000 young visitors this week for the most exciting event on a pre-teens calendar.

After a two-year hiatus the AIMS Games are back - a multi-code sporting event for… Read more Audio

A mathematics professor isn't surprised that large numbers of year 10 students have failed NCEA numeracy tests in a trial run.

Schools have told RNZ of pass rates as low as zero for the writing… Read more Audio