Morning Report

A brand new shared ferry terminal for Wellington won't be built in time for the arrival of Kiwirail's two new supersized boats.

Instead the Greater Wellington Regional Council says an interim… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

With the border remaining closed to seasonal workers, cherry growers say they will could suffer huge losses during January's peak harvest time.

In the run up to Christmas, orchards hope to entice… Read more Audio

Bombings in Bamiyan province in Afghanistan have killed more than a dozen people and injured many more.

New Zealand had a provincial reconstruction team in Bamiyan for 10 years - from 2003-2013 - and… Read more Audio

The head of Oranga Tamariki has failed to head off opposition after appearing at an urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry in Wellington.

Grainne Moss conceded for the first time publicly that structural… Read more Audio

The tributes are flooding in for the Argentinean football legend Diego Maradona who has died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack.

Maradona had been recovering from brain surgery in Buenos… Read more Audio

The Black Caps will seek advice today from the West Indies cricket on how to recognise the Black Lives Matter movement during the series which starts in Auckland on Friday. Read more Audio

A bird rescue group is worried there could be a mass die-off of Little Blue Penguins this summer.

The Bird Rescue Charitable Trust says it's getting reports of dead penguins on beaches around… Read more Audio

A soldier based at the Linton Military Camp in Manawatu has been charged with espionage and a raft of other charges.

A punishment of up to 14 years' imprisonment could be meted out to the soldier… Read more Audio

The Reserve Bank is warning that the shocks from the Covid-19 pandemic have yet to be felt, because of financial support measures put in place.

In its six monthly financial stability report, the Bank… Read more Audio

Air New Zealand staff have an anxious wait in managed isolation while scientists try to determine where the newest case of Covid-19 in New Zealand has come from.

Results from genomic testing are due… Read more Audio

The Corrections Association is defending tactics used to handle aggressive and unruly prisoners.

On Tuesday, RNZ revealed that two women from Auckland Women's Prison were kept in a segregation unit… Read more Audio