Morning Report

Forest and Bird says the latest state of the environment report has painted a deceptively rosey picture of the marine environment and used old data to do it. The three yearly report from the Ministry… Read more Audio

Back to our top story that new brands of far right political groups and ideology are set to gain ground and be harder to detect. An RNZ investigation into New Zealand's extreme right has found a… Read more Audio

The Labour MP Louisa Wall is calling for greater controls on the media. While praising Jacinda Ardern for working globally to try to stop extemists using social media to organise and promote… Read more Audio

Police in Solomon Islands are calling for calm after rioting broke out in the capital over the election of Manasseh Sogavare as the new prime minister. His victory was steeped in controversy and major… Read more Audio

A severe glitch during Spark Sport's livestream of the Black Sticks hockey match against Australia yesterday, meant fans missed out on the start of the test, although they eventually got to see the… Read more Audio

Greenlane is the latest hospital to fall foul of firestopping standards designed to slow down the spread of flames and smoke. It is not up to scratch. But unlike nearby Starship children's hospital… Read more Audio

Facebook expects to be fined up to seven $US5 billion by the US Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations. The company had been in negotaiations with the regulator for months over claims it… Read more Audio

After months of speculation Joe Biden has entered the increasingly-crowded 2020 United States presidential race. Those running the polls had already taken it as a given that he would run and included… Read more Audio

An unprecedented five-day strike by junior doctors starting on Monday is now almost inevitable. The doctors will strike from 8am Monday until early next Saturday in the long row over their employment… Read more Audio

New brands of far right political groups and ideology are set to gain ground and be harder to detect. An RNZ Insight investigation into the far right in this country has revealed a growing emergence… Read more Audio