Morning Report

Tonga has secured its place at the top level of international rugby league by beating the world champion Australians 16 -2 on Saturday.

In front of a crowd of more than 25,000 singing fans at… Read more Audio

A long-running Malaysian postal scam that's milked millions of dollars out of New Zealanders has reappeared in the country.

The scam involves fake companies sending fake scratch-card lotteries which… Read more Audio

A decline in the number of experienced airplane and helicopter pilot trainers is raising safety fears in the airline industry about the loss of their skills.

Aviation sector leaders say growth in the… Read more Audio

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

Three young women have been charged with the aggravated robbery of a 90-year-old woman in Levin on Saturday afternoon.

The victim remains in a serious condition following the attack in her home, and… Read more Audio

New Zealand's population will reach five million in 2020 Over the next few weeks, RNZ is exploring what this means for the country on rnz.co.nz and on air.

We'll look at how immigration is increasing… Read more Audio

Olivia Newton-John's iconic outfit from Grease - the black leather jacket and skin-tight trousers - have sold for over $400,000 at an auction.

That's more than twice the price it was expected to go… Read more Audio

When South Africa won its first Rugby World Cup, the country has only just ended the apartheid system.

When the Springboks, cheered on by Nelson Mandela, won their second title in 2007, a teenage… Read more Audio

Despite pleas from the Justice Minister for international media to abide by name suppression laws on a high-profile murder case - there's no guarantee they will.

Earlier this year British backpacker… Read more Audio

New Zealand's Ruby Tui has been named the women's sevens player of the year at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo, which were dominated by the Springboks. Read more Audio

Record attendances, packed fanzones and record local TV audiences - that's been the story of the first ever Rugby World Cup held in Asia.

Even a mid-tournament typhoon that pummeled Japan didn't… Read more Audio

Demolition work for one of the stations on Auckland's City Rail Link - the new Karangahape Rd station - gets underway on Monday morning.

But local businesses are nervous about how it could impact… Read more Audio