Morning Report

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

Local businesses in K Road are worried demolition work needed to make way for the new Karangahape Rd (K Rd) City Rail Link station will cost them money.

RNZ Reporter Amy Williams is on K Rd. Read more Audio

The Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is expected to take the stand at the High Court in Auckland on Monday as his much-anticipated privacy lawsuit kicks off.

The first day will see the New… Read more Audio

Sheep placenta cream - ever heard of it?

The Thai Prime Minister has and referenced it while talking with Jacinda Ardern about their respective countries working more closely together on high value… Read more Audio

Summer is still a month away but parts of the country were experiencing summertime temperatures of the weekend.

Otago, Canterbury, and Marlborough were among the hotspots thanks to hot air blown from… Read more Audio

A serving senior police officer has come forward to RNZ to back up anonymous claims that bullying in the police force is serious, endemic and happening now.

He completely rejects the Police… Read more Audio

Three young women have been charged with the aggravated robbery of a 90-year-old woman in Levin and are due to appear in the Levin Youth Court on Monday.

The victim remains in a serious condition in… Read more Audio