Morning Report

The government-charted flight from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan in China is in the air making its way to Auckland. The evacuation flight is being crewed by 16 Air New Zealand staff, carrying dozens of… Read more Audio

People in the Southland towns of Gore and Mataura have been told to evacuate their homes as the Mataura River levels continue to rise.

After three days of heavy rain the river is running between four… Read more Audio

People in the Southland towns of Gore and Mataura have been told to evacuate their homes as the Mataura River levels continue to rise.

After three days of heavy rain the river is running between four… Read more Audio

The prospect of the Black Caps ending an eight game losing streak are in the balance following the withdrawal of captain Kane Williamson from the first two games against India. Read more Audio

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

RNZ Political Reporter Jo Moir speaks to Winston Peters in Waitangi ahead of commemorations of the 180th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says dirt floors and people living in tents was common for him growing up in Northland, and his family knows what poverty tastes, smells and feels like.

In a rare… Read more Audio

With karakia and crying a new museum commemorating Maori commitment to New Zealand in times of war has opened at Waitangi.

Built with money from the Provincial Growth Fund, its starting point dates… Read more Audio

Southlanders have been pitching in helping stranded tourists after flooding cut off State Highway Six, south of Queenstown. 

Laura Douglas - from the small town of Kingston at the bottom of Lake… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

Chinese students are worried their visas will be cancelled if they are unable to make it back to New Zealand before their term starts.

The fourteen-day travel ban, introduced on Monday, means no… Read more Audio