Morning Report

Hundreds gathered before dawn at Waitangi to bless a new museum commemorating Māori commitment to New Zealand in times of war .

Its called Te Rau Aroha after the mobile canteen truck that served the… Read more Audio

Andrew Little was the suprise star of the paepae yesterday at Waitangi.

The Minister for Treaty Negotiations, mired in fractious negotiations with Ngāpuhi over its much delayed and disputed… Read more Audio

Politics are never far away from the annual Waitangi commemorations, and this year has been no different.

Party leaders were welcomed onto the marae on the upper treaty grounds yesterday but it… Read more Audio

The Government's record on delivering for Māori, has been called into question by Simon Bridges at Waitangi - prompting both sides of the marae atea to rebuke him.

Since her first speech as Prime… Read more Audio

It was touch and go for some New Zealanders in Wuhan trying to get through security checks and get last-minute permits to board the evacuation flight home overnight.

Lily Gao, who RNZ been following… Read more Audio

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