Morning Report

A leading Auckland family doctor is blaming unprecedented demand and poor processes for long waits and extra costs in getting enough measles vaccines. Health authorities have stressed there are plenty… Read more Audio

Staff working in operating theatres at Waikato Hospital cannot hear fire alarms and are getting confused evacuation warnings. The significant weaknesses in the alarm system go back at least eight… Read more Audio

The British prime minister Boris Johnson is in Ireland for talks with his counterpart, Leo Varadkar, on how to manage the Irish border after Brexit. Meanwhile, MPs have taken control of the… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she needs clarity before she can act over contradictory information she's been given about allegations of sexual assault against a Labour staff member The Labour… Read more Audio

Synthetic drugs are continuing to claim lives. Provisional figures from the coroner show that since 2017, the drug has killed between 70 and 75 people. A coroners report released today into the death… Read more Audio

The police deputy chief executive is rejecting complaints the organisation has a culture of bullying - but has confirmed eight formal complaints this year. It comes after RNZ spoke to more than 25… Read more Audio

The Labour Party president's position is in doubt with the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern refusing to express confidence in him. Nigel Haworth and the party are under increasing scrutiny after the… Read more Audio

The Opposition is calling on the Prime Minister to immediately stand down one of her office's staff members after a 19 year old volunteer made accusations of a serious sexual assault early last year… Read more Audio