Morning Report

The Government's decision to push through the Three Water reforms is getting widespread opposition from South Island councils, with the move labelled by some as a confiscation of assets.

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Pigs have the intelligence of a human toddler and are smarter than any breed of dog, which won't come as any surprise for Dunedin farmer Craig Struthers.

He, along with his children, 10-year-old… Read more Audio

Climate campaigners are calling New Zealand to stump up more financial support for pacific island nations ahead of COP26 - the international climate conference kicking off in Scotland this weekend.

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The amount councils are spending on keeping in touch with Cantabrians has gone up by as much as 82 percent in the past six years.

Figures released to RNZ show increases in the communications budgets… Read more Audio

Health workers are going door to door in rural and remote parts of the Eastern Bay of Plenty in a bid to lift abysmal covid-19 vaccination rates in the region.

In parts of the region less than 40… Read more Audio

Forest & Bird is calling for the government to urgently fund the largest deer, pig, and goat control programme New Zealand has ever seen.

Official data shows virtually all conservation land and large… Read more Audio

The Black Caps have been beaten by Pakistan in their first match of the T20 Cricket World Cup in Sharja in the United Arab Emirates.

The New Zealanders lost the toss and were asked to bat first… Read more Audio

Police stopped fifty vehicles at Auckland's southern border last night as they they attempted to cross into the city unlawfully.

The protestors are calling themselves a hikoi - and are wanting to… Read more Audio

Workers in businesses that require customers to show Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates will equally need to be vaccinated.

Those who refuse the vaccine can be dismissed.

The new mandate, includes… Read more Audio

It's vaccination time for all workers at businesses where customers are required to brandish their own vaccination certificates - restaurants, gyms and barbers, among others.

No ifs, ands or buts… Read more Audio