Morning Report

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

A weekend of flooding and slips has closed several state highways in the South Island.

The Transport Agency's Pete Connors speaks to Corin Dann after stepping out of a briefing about the state of… Read more Audio

Extra food supplies will be flown in to Franz Josef over the next few days to ensure the 900 tourists trapped there and local residents don't run out.

The town is cut off from the north and the south… Read more Audio

All Black Ardie Savea and Black Fern Charmaine McMenamin have been voted international men's and women's players of the year by their fellow New Zealand professionals. Read more Audio

The government says it will phase out more single-use plastics like polystyrene meat trays, takeaway cups and containers, after a new report on plastic waste from the Chief Science advisor.

According… Read more Audio