Morning Report

Preparations have been under way at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds for Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall historic visit today.

It's been 25 years since Charles or any member of the royal… Read more Audio

The prospect of power price hikes across Otago is being met with horror and fear.

Aurora Energy is proposing households pay about 18 percent more from 2022 to 2024, to cover upgrades to its ageing… Read more Audio

The firearms buy back comes to an end a month from today, but the police say the amnesty for returning banned guns will continue into next year and beyond.

That's music to the ears of gun owners, but… Read more Audio

New Zealand First is bunkering down with mounting questions about a secretive foundation and its role in handling donations for the party.

The Electoral Commission is now looking into a complaint… Read more Audio

They're sitting second last in the Australian National Basketball League and are battling all kinds of off-court problems - but the Breakers maintain they're still one of the best clubs going around.

News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

The US has declared that Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land are not necessarily illegal. Four decades of US foreign policy was overturned in a single sentence from US Secretary of State… Read more Audio

Swedish prosecutors have dropped a rape investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, after nearly a decade.

Assange skipped bail in Britain to avoid possible extradition and took refuge in… Read more Audio

Mana whenua of Ihumātao are disappointed to hear through the grapevine that the Crown is keen to help Auckland Council buy the contested land.

Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering lending… Read more Audio

The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters rejects any suggestion his party has done anything wrong - as the Electoral Commission looks into a complaint regarding donations.

The saga centres on the… Read more Audio

Otago power company Aurora has told its 90-thousand customers their bills need to rise nearly 20 percent from 2022 to 2024 so it can cover the cost of upgrading ageing infrastructure.

The Dunedin… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio