Morning Report

A member of the New Zealand Jewish community says white supremacy based hate crimes haven't gone away since the 15 March mosque attacks.

RNZ has revealed almost half of all hate crimes reported to… Read more Audio

As job losses mount and Covid-19 support schemes wind down, budgeting services say there is no let up in the number people seeking help.

Immediately after the first lockdown there was no real surge… Read more Audio

The government is hoping a deal with a British company will help revive the $5 billion foreign student industry when the borders reopen.

It has announced New Zealand's eight universities will… Read more Audio

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Pfizer vaccine means a return to normal in 2021.

It's no longer just a hope, after the UK became the first country in the world to approve the widespread… Read more Audio

The five New Zealand squads have been confirmed for next year's Super Rugby Aotearoa, and former All Black loosie Liam Squire is returning to the Highlanders and has his eyes on his old All Blacks… Read more Audio

Benee is the only female artist in the New Zealand Top 20 singles chart this week.

According to a new report, this is nothing new.

The research shows women fare far worse in Aotearoa's music… Read more Audio

Joe Biden is hinting at closer ties with New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region when he takes charge in the White House.

The US president-elect gave separate interviews published in major… Read more Audio

Manufacturers and exporters of infant milk formula are flummoxed by a decision that stops them putting a synthetic additive into toddler milk - even though it's allowed for babies.

Food Standards… Read more Audio

A three-year-old girl whose back teeth were crumbling and painful couldn't be treated immediately because her case didn't qualify as urgent.

She's one of thousands of children around the country who… Read more Audio

The road signs identifying the - blink and you miss it - township of Maxwell on the outskirts of Whanganui have already disappeared and it's possible they'll never been needed again.

The council has… Read more Audio

Parliament has declared a climate emergency noting the "devastating impact" volatile weather will have on New Zealand.

Labour, the Greens and te Pāti Māori all voted in support, but National and ACT… Read more Audio

Almost half the hate crimes reported to the police are being wrongly downgraded from a criminal offence, to either "incidents" in which no crime was committed, or to lower level crimes.

The police… Read more Audio