Morning Report

A TOP party candidate was effectively expelled yesterday for questioning the party leader, Gareth Morgan. Jenny Condie was troubled by Mr Morgan's reaction to the death of Jacinda Ardern's cat… Read more Audio

A South American wave is descending on Wellington with Peruvian football fans arriving for tomorrow's World Cup playoff game against the All Whites. As RNZ reporter Emile Donovan found out, they're… Read more Audio

Reporters in Vietnam tried to ask Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters about his legal moves to find out who leaked his pension overpayments. He's served papers on four National MPs, their staff and a… Read more Audio

Jacinda Ardern says there is only a fifty-fifty chance of a Trans pacific trade deal being reached. New Zealand is trying to get the 10 other countries to drop the provisions that allow foreign… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The mining industry says it is shocked at plans to block new mining projects on conservation land. The new Government says New Zealand's scenic wilderness should not be dug up by bulldozers, but left… Read more Audio

Media freedom advocates say Winston Peters' attempt to obtain the emails and phone records of two journalists is outrageous and will have a chilling effect on democracy if successful. The deputy Prime… Read more Audio

Jacinda Adern says the Trans Pacific Partnership talks are going down to the wire. The trade ministers of the 11 countries involved, including New Zealand's David Parker, have been meeting on the… Read more Audio

The family of a man killed at a motocross event wants sweeping changes to trackside safety to prevent other spectators being killed. Bruce Honore's daughter says trained staff should stop people from… Read more Audio