Morning Report

Police believe there are no survivors on Whakaari/ White Island after an eruption yesterday and are working urgently to confirm the exact number of people who have died.

Twenty-three people were… Read more Audio

Police say no survivors are expected to be found on Whakaari/White Island after Monday's volcanic eruption.

Twenty-three people were rescued from the island off the Bay of Plenty coast - five later… Read more Audio

Russia has been handed a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Read more Audio

Whakaari/White Island: Prime Minister briefs media on fallout, White Island eruption report, Paramedic on Whakaari/White Island eruption, Convoy to take stranded tourists out of Franz Josef Audio

Consumer New Zealand has announced the winners of its 'bad taste' awards, given to products that claim to be "wholesome" or "nutritious" when the evidence suggests otherwise.

There are three… Read more Audio

Advocates say that a shocking lack of communication between the Ministry of Social Development and Corrections is putting former prisoners at high risk of reoffending.

Former inmates say they… Read more Audio

Critics of the cannabis legalisation bill are concerned about how drug driving will be controlled on New Zealand streets if the drug is legalised in next year's referendum.

A police sergeant in the… Read more Audio

Urgency is giving way to frustration as this year's UN climate talks enter their second and final week in the Spanish capital, Madrid.

This week, ministers and country leaders arrive for the final… Read more Audio

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

Samoa's Government says the two day shutdown of the country for a mass vaccination effort has resulted in a massive increase in coverage.

It says more than 20,000 people were vaccinated on Thursday… Read more Audio

The Transport Agency is clearing up Wellington roads after flooding and slips throughout the region.

RNZ heard from a Moonshine Hill Road resident about the shock of discovering a large slip through… Read more Audio