Morning Report

New Zealand produces enough food to feed about 40 million people. But given our population is just five million, who else are we feeding? RNZ's data journalist Farah Hancock has crunched the numbers… Read more Audio

Ten thousand tonnes of aluminium dross stored in the old paper mill at Mataura in Southland is being removed.

The waste is a by-product of aluminium production at the Tiwai Point smelter and releases… Read more Audio

Samoa's constitutional crisis over who will form the next government is escalating as the country waits to see what action the Supreme Court will take against a defiant head of state.

The two are at… Read more Audio

Three of Auckland's top restaurants have been forced to close for two weeks because the owners can't get enough staff.

Sid and Chand Sahrawat own Cassia, Sidart and the French Cafe.

The couple and… Read more Audio

Covid-19 cases and deaths continue to increase in Fiji, while authorities have said they will send over 1000 positive people home to isolate because there are not enough facilities to keep all of… Read more Audio

Australia is trying to persuade dissatisfied nurses to move to sunnier pastures.

Half page ads in the New Zealand Herald have recently appeared extolling the virtues of Queensland and the need for… Read more Audio

This June just passed has been the hottest on record, with the average temperature for the month two degrees above average.

That's despite the polar blast of snow, and hail storms - temperature… Read more Audio

Napier businesses and locals are worried about not feeling safe in the central city.

It may be picturesque - lined with art deco buildings and palm trees.

But people say there's a darker reality.

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The Government is struggling to recruit more than 100 security staff needed for the managed isolation and quarantine hotels.

Following a privacy breach in August last year when a security guard… Read more Audio

Australians are back in Queenstown again much to the relief of local businesses.

Travel from South Australia, the ACT, Tasmania and Victoria lifted yesterday morning.

But some key states remain cut… Read more Audio