Morning Report

The Government has picked up where Helen Clark left off and resumed regular meetings with the trade union movement. The Prime Minister, as well as Labour, Green and New Zealand First Ministers joined… Read more Audio

An Auckland community is vowing to take charge of guarding its local creek in a bid to stop raw sewage, litter and chemicals polluting it. The group in Te Atatu Peninsula held a meeting last night… Read more Audio

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in Hanoi overnight for their second summit, and kicked off the visit with a formal dinner. Professor Sung-Yoon Lee is a specialist in… Read more Audio

Anger from scientists over changes at Te Papa took a new turn yesterday with the man famous for his work with the colossal squid declaring he no longer wants to be associated with the museum in any… Read more Audio

Former Maori Affairs Minister Dover Samuels says a decision to deny John Tamihere membership of the Labour Party will come at a cost. Mr Tamihere, a former Labour MP and cabinet minister, who wants to… Read more Audio

Guyon Espiner talks to Washington DC correspondent and columnist for The Hill, Brent Budowsky, as former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen speaks to the House. They discuss the political implications. Audio

President Donald Trump's long time personal lawyer Michael Cohen is testifying before the House oversight committee in Washington. Mr Cohen alleges that Mr Trump knew in advance about the release of… Read more Audio

The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson believes the settled nature of their squad has been important to their rise up the test cricket rankings. Audio

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are in Hanoi, Vietnam for their second summit. They met on Wednesday night, before heading to a dinner, and a series of meetings are planned… Read more Audio

A further blow's been delivered to Auckland Harbour Bridge's Skypath, with the trust reeling from what it says is a "brutal" letter from transport officials. The project's failure could write off… Read more Audio

Ten-thousand Kiwibuild homes are contracted to be built by 2028 - just 10-percent of the government's 100,000 target. Figures obtained by RNZ reveal so far that 10,355 KiwiBuild properties are… Read more Audio