Morning Report

The death of a Melbourne man after cut-price cosmetic surgery in Malaysia has sparked a call for a transtasman inquiry into medical tourism. Leigh Aiple, 31, died soon after two big operations… Read more Audio

The African National Congress has chosen Cyril Ramaphosa as its new leader after Jacob Zuma stepped down. The party has been in power since the country transitioned to democracy in 1994 under Nelson… Read more Audio

There are concerns the new standalone fisheries unit in the Ministry for Primary Industries won't be specialised enough to do its job properly. The ministry is losing its all-encompassing role and… Read more Audio

A district councillor from Te Anau says the council needs to bite the bullet and treat wastewater from the town before pumping it away. The Southland District Council has resource consent to pump the… Read more Audio

A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

Passengers killed as train derails near Seattle, Surgery tourists warned after patient's death, Ex-cop jailed for life after guilty plea for wife's murder, 'Oil companies need to be history' - Russel… Read more Audio

A stingray at a Wairarapa beach has put a diver in hospital with a leg wound. He's now in a stable condition, after friends helped him into their four-wheel-drive and drove him to a nearby house… Read more Audio

The country's copyright law is to get it's first overhaul in a decade amid calls for a crackdown on what some call New Zealand's rampant piracy problem. Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi confirmed last… Read more Audio

A Sydney man has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police on charges relating to the supply of weapons of mass destruction, as well as breaching trade sanctions against North Korea. The… Read more Audio