Morning Report

One of New Zealand's most popular country musicians, John Grenell, has died at the age of 78.

Known for his smooth voice, John's career began when he was just teenager.

His band 'The Saddleblasters'… Read more Audio

An importer and distributor of plasterboard doubts whether extra supplies of the vital building product will be enough to meet demand.

An ongoing major shortage the product led to an assurance by the… Read more Audio

The company that runs the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has announced it will begin talks with power companies that would see it stay open beyond 2024.

Southland Chamber of Commerce president Neil… Read more Audio

A forum has heard about the stark risks of governments over-reaching to create national identity databases that will control who gets public services.

Phil Pennington reports. Read more Audio

Health experts are warning that a big effort is needed to turn around plummeting childhood vaccination rates.

Internationally, first dose vaccinations for measles are at their lowest in more than a… Read more Audio

An annual monitoring report looking at the Road to Zero road safety strategy has found the police fell short of expectations.

There were 320 deaths on the roads last year, while 2323 people were… Read more Audio

National and ACT are refusing to support changes to the political donations regime, saying they 'screw the scrum' in favour of the governing Labour party.

A review of electoral laws is common after… Read more Audio

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned the US it should abide by the "One China" principle in relation to Taiwan, saying those who play with fire will get burnt.

This follows a two hour phone call… Read more Audio

The Opening Ceremony for the 22nd Commonwealth Games has begun at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

The city has lit up with parties across its streets.

RNZ sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke… Read more Audio

Sports Minister and deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the Government is considering hosting the Games at some point in the future.

Robertson is on his way to the United Kingdom where he will… Read more Audio

Two-hundred-and-sixty-seven families in Westport moved into temporary housing last year, after their homes were deemed uninhabitable due to flood damage.

Buller mayor Jamie Cleine says of those… Read more Audio