Morning Report

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

RNZ is planning to substantially reduce its classical music station RNZ Concert and replace it on FM radio with music for a younger audience.

The move is part of efforts to build a new multimedia… Read more Audio

The government is being taken to task for failing to act on a 2017 report which found more than 100 'orphan oil and gas wells' around the country had not been properly decommissioned.

Released to RNZ… Read more Audio

Flamboyant New Zealand First MP Shane Jones is preparing for a big fight in the seat of Northland this year.

RNZ revealed in October Jones was expected to stand in the North and now he's all but said… Read more Audio

The Emergency Management Agency says good weather will allow them to start cleaning up as people return to their homes in Mataura.

It's the last evacuated town to be reopened in Southland after the… Read more Audio

Emergency Management authorities in Gore say the town dodged a bullet, with flood defences standing up to the challenge of record flows down the Mataura River.

Not everyone came off unscathed though… Read more Audio

The Highlanders new recruit Mitchell Hunt is hoping to make a name for himself in Dunedin. Read more Audio

Well known supporters of public broadcasting say it's under attack, are calling for it to be preserved and well funded.

The Government is expected to make an announcement today on plans to create a… Read more Audio

The Gore District Council says it wants to speed up the removal of ouvea premix stored at a paper mill near Mataura, after flooding almost reached the substance.

When saturated with water, ouvea… Read more Audio

The Transport Agency needs millions of dollars to update old and creaking IT systems that provide crucial road safety information.

The systems, for example, have been unable to match data to sound an… Read more Audio

Researchers want emergency planners to think bigger and prepare to isolate New Zealand from the rest of the world in a global catastrophe.

The government is focused on coping with a pandemic virus… Read more Audio

The National Party may not be able to rely on partnering with the Māori Party after the election, even if that party is able to secure a seat to get itself back into Parliament. 

National… Read more Audio