Morning Report

A major clean up on the Fox River in Westland has been put on hold, as the local council says it has run out of money to fund it.

RNZ reported on Monday that volunteers trying to pick up the rubbish… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The 'poor cousin' of health - mental health - is in line for major reform and the funds to back it in the Budget on Thursday.

A Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry, published late last year… Read more Audio

Barricades have been put in place and police are on the scene at the Dunedin Town Hall where dozens of protesters are trying to prevent delegates from attending a minerals conference.

Groups… Read more Audio

Health authorities are still searching for anyone who attended a netball match after which a player became seriously ill and ended up in intensive care with measles complications. The young player, wh

Thousands of children with tooth decay are facing long, and often painful, waits for treatment.

In Auckland alone, the number of children waiting to see a specialist or to have surgery for mostly… Read more Audio

New Zealand lead Norway 1-nil midway thru the second half of their Fifa men's under 20 World Cup in Poland. Audio

The head of the government's Criminal Justice Reform Panel is questioning claims from the National Party about serious crime being on the rise.

National leader Simon Bridges says a rise in serious… Read more Audio

Pharmac is under intense pressure from clinicians, health advocacy groups and patients to fund more medicines in areas as diverse as diabetes, cancer and rare disorders.

So how does it manage its… Read more Video, Audio

It's Budget week and pressure is mounting on the government to show it's new wellbeing approach will mean more money for people who are struggling.

There have been calls for decisive action to… Read more Audio

Corrections are waiting to hear if the department will face legal action over the death of a female inmate who died of advanced gastric cancer after not being cared for properly in prison.

When first… Read more Audio

Nigel Farage's Brexit Party was the clear winner in the UK's European elections while the Conservatives and Labour suffered heavy losses. The Brexit Party was established only weeks ago and topped the… Read more Audio