Morning Report

The ski season kicks off from today with Canterbury's Mt Hutt the first to welcome people back to the slopes.

Ski fields are celebrating the shift to Alert Level 1, saying the past month has been a… Read more Audio

Super Rugby Aotearoa is about to kick off, with the Highlanders hosting the Chiefs in Dunedin tomorrow night, before the Blues take on the Hurricanes in Auckland on Sunday afternoon.

The five New… Read more Audio

The Drug Foundation is defending a campaign that's being labelled "misleading".

The ad, which encourages people to vote "yes" in the upcoming cannabis referendum, mentions "medicinal treatment".

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

A leading New Zealand tech boss says a new global workforce could emerge in the wake of Covid-19 where borders are irrelevant and the office is replaced with video conferencing apps like Zoom.

Anna… Read more Audio

Motorists in Wellington will need to allow more time for journeys through the central city, with a new 30 kilometre speed limit for most streets, to be introduced from the end of July.

The move was… Read more Audio

Auckland's Mayor is resigned to further delays to his city's light rail project, which is caught up in electioneering.

As we've been reporting this morning RNZ understands New Zealand First is… Read more Audio

The call to remove statues and place names that honour racist figures from New Zealand's history is gaining momentum.

A local historian says monuments from the early 20th century celebrate… Read more Audio

The Chiefs will don limited edition 'Women in Rugby' jerseys against the Highlanders in Dunedin tomorrow night. Read more Audio

Now we're at Level 1, anticipation is building for the return of live sport as the Highlanders take on the Chiefs at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium tomorrow night.

A crowd of more than 18,000 is… Read more Audio

A truckie, who jumped down from his cab to rescue a kiwi from the jaws of a stoat in a remote part of north Taranaki last year, has taken the encounter full circle.

Alan Pennington was briefly… Read more Audio

While New Zealand is revelling in the freedoms of Alert Level 1, for around 3000 people in hotel quarantine, just getting a bit of fresh air has been a lot more difficult.

Since April, everyone… Read more Audio