Morning Report

Come November there will be no more ferreting round for a pen before passing through customs on your way out of the country. Since the 1920s travellers leaving New Zealand have been required by law to… Read more Audio

New Zealand kayaker Lisa Carrington has continued her domination in the K1 200 event after claiming gold at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Portugal. Audio

The All Blacks first-five Beauden Barrett is being praised after his stunning performance in Saturday night's second Bledisloe Cup test against Australia in Auckland. Barrett's 4 tries and 30 points… Read more Audio

Senator John McCain who died on Sunday will lie in state in the US Capitol this week - an honour given to few statesmen. Mr McCain served in Congress and the military as a Navy pilot and is remembered… Read more Audio

The National Party is still going ahead with its own investigation into who leaked Simon Bridges expenses to the media despite police already knowing who that person is. On Friday RNZ revealed a… Read more Audio

Pope Francis has ended a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland by celebrating a Mass at Dublin's Phoenix Park. Several hundred thousand people flocked to the park, where the Pope asked for… Read more Audio

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Susie Ferguson to discuss the latest in politics, including National's investigation into who leaked leader Simon Bridges' expenses early, and government… Read more Audio

The National Party is committed to going ahead with its own investigation into who leaked Simon Bridges' expenses to the media after the Speaker put the kibosh on an official inquiry last week. On… Read more Audio

Grandparents, parents, siblings... and children as young as 11 are getting hooked on synthetic cannabis in Napier's suburb of Maraenui. It's hard to find anyone unaffected by the drug there - they are… Read more Audio

New Zealand's Lisa Carrington has dominated the K1 200 final at the World Championships in Portugal, claiming her sixth successive title. Audio

ASB Bank says economy in better shape than surveys suggest. Port of Tauranga says port investment must be economic. South Island investment fund looking for new money. How finance markets start the… Read more Audio

A Catholic Archbishop is calling for Pope Francis to resign, after he claimed that the pontiff failed to take action against a priest accused of sexually abusing students. Carlo Maria Viganò was the… Read more Audio