Morning Report

The mayor of Gisborne says one in four families in the region will be affected by a blow to the forestry sector.

Logging businesses are facing disruption due to China's Coronavirus outbreak and… Read more Audio

Evacuees from Wuhan are now on their way back to New Zealand. The Air New Zealand plane left Wuhan just before seven this morning.

The flight will arrive at at Auckland Airport at about six thirty… Read more Audio

Iwi leaders have reached boiling point over what they say is a lack of engagement by the government and they are not going to put up with it.

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will front up to them… Read more Audio

Gore and Matuara residents living in low level areas have been told to evacuate.

This after hundreds of people in the Southland towns have had an anxious night after being told to prepare to leave at… Read more Audio

The Black Caps believe in heir processes and will stick with them when they start the one day series against India in Hamilton today. Read more Audio

Results from voting in Iowa, the first round in the contest to pick a Democratic candidate to face President Donald Trump, have been plunged into chaos by apparent technology issues.

The state's… Read more Audio

Hundreds gathered before dawn at Waitangi to bless a new museum commemorating Māori commitment to New Zealand in times of war .

Its called Te Rau Aroha after the mobile canteen truck that served the… Read more Audio

Andrew Little was the suprise star of the paepae yesterday at Waitangi.

The Minister for Treaty Negotiations, mired in fractious negotiations with Ngāpuhi over its much delayed and disputed… Read more Audio

Politics are never far away from the annual Waitangi commemorations, and this year has been no different.

Party leaders were welcomed onto the marae on the upper treaty grounds yesterday but it… Read more Audio

The Government's record on delivering for Māori, has been called into question by Simon Bridges at Waitangi - prompting both sides of the marae atea to rebuke him.

Since her first speech as Prime… Read more Audio

It was touch and go for some New Zealanders in Wuhan trying to get through security checks and get last-minute permits to board the evacuation flight home overnight.

Lily Gao, who RNZ been following… Read more Audio

The government-charted flight from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan in China is in the air making its way to Auckland. The evacuation flight is being crewed by 16 Air New Zealand staff, carrying dozens of… Read more Audio