Morning Report

It's been weeks of waiting, but tomorrow night, one of the most anticipated matches of the Rugby League World Cup kicks off. New Zealand takes on Tonga, hot on the heals of last weekend's Samoa versus… Read more Audio

It's been a shaky start for some of the new Labour Party ministers this week, with the Leader of the House Chris Hipkins admitting the first day of the 52nd Parliament, including the eventual election… Read more Audio

Since the very first Parliament in 1854, MPs have begun proceedings with a daily prayer. But to everything there is a season - and with a new government comes a new approach; the Speaker - Labour's… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The remote and wind-swept beaches inside Farewell Spit, at the north-west tip of the South Island, have long been a whale death-trap. In February this year, it was the scene of mainland New Zealand's… Read more Audio

A suspect in a police cold case involving the disappearance of a Te Puke mother 25 years ago is being named for the first time. Judith Yorke, aged 25, was last seen at an orchard shed in Matapihi… Read more Audio

Tourism leaders are being urged to step up and train more of their own workforce in the face of likely cut backs in the flow of workers from overseas. Tourism has become the country's top foreign… Read more Audio

Canada has had concerns about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hinted at his concerns over the TPP en route to the APEC Summit in Vietnam. Speaking in Hanoi… Read more Audio

Somalis living in Wellington are worried a man with a long history of sexual offending is being allowed to walk free from a psychiatric hospital, with someone who knows him well calling him a ticking… Read more Audio