Morning Report

The College of GPs warns that sick workers needing medical certificates are adding to the pressure on already stretched general practices.

It said GPs had enough to do with winter illnesses and… Read more Audio

A dozen people have been hospitalised due to suspected fentanyl overdoses, all in the Wairarapa region.

All of the 12 had symptoms of an opioid overdose, and some of them were in serious condition.

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Trade and defence are the two big ticket items on the Prime Minister's itinerary on her trip to Europe.

She's on a mission to get a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union, to allow… Read more Audio

A Nelson man is refusing to end his conversion therapy service even though a ban on the practice became law in February.

David Riddell of the Living Wisdom School in Nelson told RNZ it would be… Read more Audio

From tomorrow, a second Covid-19 booster dose will be available to anyone aged over 50 and health, aged-care and disability-care workers over the age of 30.

This is an extension of initial… Read more Audio

A 37 year-old Christchurch man will appear in court on Monday charged with the murder of a woman in a random stabbing on Saturday afternoon.

RNZ reporter Tessa Guest has been to the suburb of… Read more Audio

A long-awaited free-trade deal with the European Union is at the top of the Prime Minister's wishlist on her trip to Europe.

Jacinda Ardern is expected to push for greater access to the European… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report with Nicholas Pointon. Read more Audio

GPs are warning that requests for medical certificates from sick workers and students are adding to the strain on general practices.

The Royal New Zealand College of GPs said schools and businesses… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister is en route to Europe, where she will push to get a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union over the line.

But Jacinda Ardern has left the door open to leaving… Read more Audio

A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector with Kim Moodie. Read more Audio