Morning Report

A young incoming Wellington City Councillor says more and more young people are getting interested in politics. Tamatha Paul, who's 22 years old, is one of a crop of new young councillors voted in at… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A child health expert says a multi million dollar study beginning in Wellington today will lead to better and longer-lasting flu vaccines. 200 Wellington mothers are expected to be recruited a year… Read more Audio

A doctor who investigated the death of a young woman after mistakes by Hawke's Bay District Health Board, says it's the worst case he's come across in his decade as chief medical officer. John Gommans… Read more Audio

The United States is set to withdraw another thousand troops from Northern Syria as Turkish-backed forces push deeper into the country. The withdrawal comes amid reports that hundreds of Islamic State… Read more Audio

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

A Chinese man who fled to New Zealand after helping four North Koreans escape their country is being allowed to stay here. The immigration and protection tribunal gave the man protected person status… Read more Audio

A man whose mother was neglected in a Cambridge resthome is accusing the Health and Disability Commissioner of bias and wants the Health Minister to urgently intervene. Robert Love won a Disputes… Read more Audio

The country's mayors have made more trips to China in recent years than all other countries combined. Figures obtained by RNZ show since 2014, 32 mayors have made a total of 70 trips there. The… Read more Audio