Morning Report

The All Blacks coach Ian Foster says he's had to rein his players, his coaching team and himself in as the All Blacks prepare to finally play some test rugby. Read more Audio

A tournament that helped to put New Zealand tennis on the international map is off.

January's ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland has been cancelled due to complications running the event amid… Read more Audio

Fire and Emergency says things are looking up as it continues to battle the fire at Lake Ōhau, which now has a perimeter of 43 kilometres.

Strong winds that were hampering efforts to contain the… Read more Audio

A former Corrections Officer says someone impersonated him to fabricate a key piece of evidence used to help knock back Gail Maney's appeal against her murder conviction.

Maney is on life parole… Read more Audio

Judith Collins is standing by her claims Samoa went harder and earlier against Covid-19 than New Zealand did.

Samoa did introduce some restrictions before New Zealand but the borders were closed here… Read more Audio

The 150 firefighters involved in battling the SkyCity blaze last year acquitted themselves well in handling the mammoth task.

That's from an external review into the fire, which concluded that… Read more Audio

Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins faced off at the Press Leaders' Debate last night.

The lively debate covered issues like housing, climate change and the economy.

RNZ's Political Editor Jane… Read more Audio

A Covid-19 Alert Level 1 crowd has taken the election debates between Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins to a whole new level.

The two faced off in front of a packed audience in the Christchurch Town… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

In his first video interview since leaving hospital, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he was poisoned by Russia's intelligence service because they saw him as a threat ahead of next… Read more Audio

All bars in Paris are closed from today as the region goes on maximum Covid-19 alert after health authorities reported a sharp rise in the number of infections.

Gyms and swimming pools will also be… Read more Audio

A Lake Ōhau resident who helped to sound the alarm during Sunday's fire says people need to prepare for the unthinkable because it saves lives.

About 40 homes were destroyed or badly damaged when… Read more Audio