Morning Report

Three Wairarapa men helped to rescue a group of dolphins which were stranded after they were chased up against cliffs by a pod of Orcas.

Dick Kai had been out diving for paua with his son Kevin and… Read more Audio

Former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is petitioning Parliament to reopen his case, claiming his resignation was forced.

Mr Matthews resigned in 2017, hours before the release of a highly critical… Read more Audio

A justice advocate says she's not surprised by the findings of a Ministry of Justice report that 26 percent of the most highly victimised people are Māori.

The Crime and Victims Survey also found… Read more Audio

Some of the people who were on Whakaari/White Island were passengers from the cruise ship, Ovation of the Seas, which was docked in Tauranga for the day.

When the ship was due to leave port, the… Read more Audio

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

There are believed to be no survivors remaining on Whakaari/White Island after an eruption on Monday afternoon.

Twenty-three people were evacuated from the island on Monday, with five of them later… Read more Audio

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

Bodies have been sighted on Whakaari/White island by reconnaissance flights this morning.

Five people were confirmed dead yesterday, as of Tuesday morning eight people are still missing another 31… Read more Audio

Russia's sports minister Pavel Kolobkov maintains it's done everything possible to try and resolve its doping scandal, after the country was banned from the world's top sporting events for four years… Read more Audio

The former Labour MP who publicly exposed fraud at the Ministry of Transport is surprised the former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is relitigating his role.

Martin Matthews was chief executive at… Read more Audio

Whakatāne is quiet in the wake of the eruption of Whakaari/White Island, which has left five dead and a further eight missing.

Police say there are no signs of life on the island.

RNZ reporter Katie… Read more Audio