Morning Report

RNZ and TVNZ could be disestablished and replaced with a new public broadcaster under a new proposal that may be before Cabinet within weeks.

The government is looking at how best to shore up public… Read more Audio

The Greymouth squash player Paul Coll says he has his sights set on going further at the men's world championships in Doha. Read more Audio

Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway says migrants will be able to navigate the new visa process for culturally arranged marriages.

A change at Immigration New Zealand in May made it harder for… Read more Audio

Immigration New Zealand is planning to contact almost 1200 people with arranged marriages who were refused visas to join their new husbands and wives in New Zealand.

In May, it issued guidance to… Read more Audio

Documents show a highly paid senior manager at the Transport Agency heads a team that has trebled in size by being filled with contractors. This comes at a time when government agencies have been… Read more Audio

Facebook says by the end of September it had removed more than 4.5 million pieces of content related to the Christchurch mosque attacks.

In figures out today, it says 97 percent of the items were… Read more Audio

Hawke's Bay hapū are at loggerheads with Wairoa District Council over the closure of a bridge which forces them to carry bodies nearly a kilometre on foot for burial at their urupā.

Patangata Bridge… Read more Audio

The catastrophic fire conditions have eased over much of New South Wales, but there are still dozens of bushfires burning in both New South Wales and Queensland.

Residents in Noosa North Shore on… Read more Audio

David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill has passed its third reading, meaning the public will be asked to decide on whether to legalise euthanasia.

The Bill would allow people to seek a… Read more Audio

The right to choose to die is now in the hands of New Zealanders.

Last night Parliament voted 69 votes to 51 in favour of the End of Life Choice Bill that will make assisted dying legal for some… Read more Audio

The fate of RNZ and TVNZ may soon be in the hands of Cabinet ministers, as they consider a proposal to disestablish both broadcasters and create an entirely new public media entity.

The Government is… Read more Audio

The Greymouth squash player Paul Coll says he's not finished yet after making the semi-finals of the men's world championships in Doha. Read more Audio