Morning Report

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

European scientists originally labelled Aotearoa's plants with Latin names but now some biologists want to use Māori.

Support for the restoration of indigenous names to native plants and animals is… Read more Audio

A major waste water pipe has burst in central Wellington, closing roads and disrupting morning traffic.

The pipe burst at the intersection of Victoria Street and Mercer Street yesterday afternoon… Read more Audio

Firefighters who battled for hours yesterday to prevent a blaze from destroying homes at Pines Beach, are worried record hot temperatures forecast for today could undo all of their good work.

They… Read more Audio

Many students will start the school year next week with no shoes, an empty tummy and dirty clothes.

Schools say this has been exacerbated by Covid-19 and there are a myriad of challenges faced by… Read more Audio

A Northland business leader was surprised to see trading continue at many shops and companies in the region immediately following news of a Covid-19 community case.

Northland Chamber of Commerce… Read more Audio

There's hopes Tuesday will be better for Covid-19 testing in Auckland after residents had to wait hours to get a test on Monday.

The Ministry of Health says more staff will be working today in both… Read more Audio

The sailing duo of Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have picked up the New Zealand Olympic Committee's top award, the Lonsdale Cup. Read more Audio

Overstayers from a Tongan church community in Auckland are afraid to file a complaint about a New Zealand residency scheme in case they're deported back to their homeland.

Tongan lawyer Nalesoni… Read more Audio

Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is facing pressure to do more to prevent companies dumping contaminated waste water.

RNZ has revealed hundreds of companies have breached their trade waste… Read more Audio

Today in the US, the House of Representatives will formally charge ex-President Donald Trump with inciting violence ahead of the deadly attack on the Capitol.

It comes just over a year after the… Read more Audio

A leading modeller of the pandemic says an uncontrolled outbreak of a new variant of Covid-19 in New Zealand would warrant an shift to Alert Level 4.

Professor Shaun Hendy says any uncertainty over… Read more Audio