Morning Report

Bill Cosby's sexual assault convictions have been overturned and he has walked free from a Pennsylvania prison.

Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era.

He had served two… Read more Audio

Sick babies are being cared for in a playroom at Middlemore Hospital because it has run out of space in the regular wards.

Bed numbers have been slashed for both babies and older children because… Read more Audio

Police in the city of Vancouver say they have responded to 130 sudden deaths since Friday, linking them to the unprecedent heat wave over North America.

The "dome" of static hot air over the western… Read more Audio

Amnesty International says footage of Oranga Tamariki staff tackling and restraining a young teen at one of its care facilities appears to amount to excessive use of force.

It says similar problems… Read more Audio

As the Government unveils its ambitious new plan for water, hapū and iwi are worried their voices won't be heard in the four mega agencies proposed,

One example is rural Māori in the North, who… Read more Audio

Police have no idea how many photographs of Māori youth are stored in its intelligence database, but continue to insist officers are not racially profiling them. 

In March, RNZ revealed police were… Read more Audio

Thousands of Pacific workers in Auckland are to be given the opportunity to upskill for free while at work.

Registrations open today for firms wanting to take part in what is officially titled the… Read more Audio

New Zealand man says the government's ignoring science by not allowing fully vaccinated people into the country without quarantining for two weeks.

The limited rooms in managed isolation and… Read more Audio