Morning Report

It's one of our most popular bird calls on Morning Report but the song of the kokako is also instrumental in the battle to save the blue-wattled crows. The calls have been used to attract kokako in… Read more Audio

1.9 billion people are estimated to have watched Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle. From the celebrity guests, impassioned sermons, and stunning musical numbers, to the small personal touches, there… Read more Audio

National leader Simon Bridges discusses the first Labour government Budget with Guyon Espiner. "In the best of conditions they're still managing to break their promises," he says. On the spending &amp… Read more Audio

Police Minister Stuart Nash has backed police and sent another strong message that drivers must stop, following another death from a police pursuit. A 15-year-old riding in the boot of a stolen car… Read more Audio

The Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says the Government won't go ahead with plans for a megaprison at Waikeria in Waikato.

In last week's budget, more funds were allocated to build temporary units… Read more Audio

The release of a $935,000 consultants' report on an Auckland downtown stadium on Friday was the third time RNZ had to resort to the Ombudsman's Office to extract public information from Auckland… Read more Audio

For the second time in two months, Auckland Council has been told off for wrongly refusing to a release a major report commissioned by the mayor Phil Goff. This time it's over the proposed stadium for… Read more Audio

The United States and China have agreed to back away from imposing trade tarrifs on each others goods. The promised tarrifs had threatened a trade war that could have cost billions of dollars… Read more Audio

It's been a gold rush for New Zealand women's kayakers at the opening World Cup regatta in Hungary. The quartet of Lisa Carrington, Aimee Fisher, Kayla Imrie and Caitlin Ryan claimed four golds… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

The Department of Conservation teamed up with the Ministry of Social Development Audio

Federated Farmers says it would like to have a say in what the Government plans to do about improving New Zealand's animal tracking system. Audio