Morning Report

A tornado tore through St Heliers last night, damaging houses and bringing down trees, Auckland authorities look to double the number of CCTV cameras across the city, Are the sushi shop penguins back… Read more Audio

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

Right now people suffering family violence face a battle to find the information they need to get help - but a one stop shop could be the answer.

It's one of 10 ideas being put though a three-month… Read more Audio

Australians are being warned to ditch their modern apartments, with a market researcher labelling them the bubonic plague of Australian property. Read more Audio

Fifty years ago Charles Manson ordered his followers to go on a killing spree.

Mr Manson who died in prison in 2017 at age 83, directed his mostly young, female followers - known as the Manson Family… Read more Audio

Ardie Savea will start at blindside flanker against Australia in Perth on Saturday night.

After 36 tests its the first time the Hurricanes star, an openside flanker, will start in the number six… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A 160-year-old flag, from the time of the first Māori King, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, has been returned to the Kīngitanga by the Anglican Church.

The Anglican Diocese officially signed over ownership to… Read more Audio

Women in South Auckland are having to live with incontinence and other gynaecological problems because they're deemed "non-urgent" for treatment in hospital.

Senior doctors from Counties-Manukau have… Read more Audio

The abortion reform bill breezed through its first reading in Parliament, 94-23, but the Justice Minister isn't under any illusion the rest of the readings will be as easy.

New Zealand First's Tracey… Read more Audio

A new UN report says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling climate change.

One of the report's authors, Lincoln University's Anita Wreford says farmers should take heart… Read more Audio

A coroner has found a two month old baby likely died from drinking breast milk from her heavily intoxicated mother. Sapphire Williams died in January 2017.

RNZ reporter Kate Gudsell has been reading… Read more Audio