Morning Report

Football World Cup qualifying fever has hit the streets of Wellington ahead of the All Whites v Peru match tomorrow night. But the NZ side first has to overcom a team ranked 112 places than it, if… Read more Audio

Campaigning is heating up a week out from the snap election in the kingdom. In August the King dissolved the parliament amid concerns the government was acting unconstitutionally and gathering power… Read more Audio

As the new Labour-led government begins its tenure in Parliament, we have been hearing a number of new MPs make their maiden speeches. Kiri Allan, Willow-Jean Prime and Greg O'Connor all shared… Read more Audio

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