Morning Report

A new political party in Samoa wants to ban new Chinese migrants to the island nation. The Samoa First Party's stance has outraged many in the country's sizeable Chinese-Samoan population. Mackenzie… Read more Audio

Police in Kaitaia say the homicide inquiry into the death of a young baby is taking an emotional toll on officers, but is making them more determined to find out who killed her. Four week old Maree… Read more Audio

An independent investigation has been ordered into the Skypath walk and cycleway across the Auckland Harbour Bridge. An escalating row between the Skypath Trust community group and the Transport… Read more Audio

Hundreds of people growing cannabis illegally have contacted an Auckland Medicinal Cannabis company to see if they could be in the running to make a best selling product. Last year the government… Read more Audio

Chinese technology giant Huawei has taken its fight against the US government to a new level, filing legal action over a law which bans US federal agencies and contractors from using the company's… Read more Audio

It's back to the future for the Auckland Arts Festival which opened on Thursday night. Cabaret show Blanc de Blanc began their three-week residency at the Spiegeltent in Aotea Square. RNZ's Justin… Read more Audio

The Queenstown mayor wants tourists to pay to visit the resort town and warns if they don't it could ruin New Zealand's tourism industry. Mayor Jim Boult announced the Queenstown-Lakes district would… Read more Audio

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark believes New Zealand-born jihadi brides should be allowed to return here from Syria. Miss Clark has previously publicly supported a return to the UK for British… Read more Audio

Are the police taking road policing seriously enough? On Thursday, we brought you the story of police managers being questioned by their own staff about how serious they are when it comes to road… Read more Audio

Commuters on the Devonport ferry say the Auckland harbour service is a disgrace and chaotic - and it's getting worse. Locals say the ferries can't cope with the increasing numbers of cruise ship… Read more Audio