Morning Report

Calls to re-establish the Mental Health Commission have been answered by the incoming government. The Mental Health Commission was set up in 1996 to have oversight of mental health services, but was… Read more Audio

A Fijian man says he hopes the new Immigration Minister to be announced today will intervene to stop the deportation of his intellectually disabled son. Twenty-year-old Sagar Narayan has been told he… Read more Audio

The the new government will follow Labour's policies when it comes to immigration, the coalition agreement with NZ First has revealed. The document made public yesterday briefly outlined how the… Read more Audio

The policy concessions extracted from Labour by the Greens and New Zealand First for their support of Jacinda Ardern's new government. Policy wins for the Greens include a refocussing of transport… Read more Audio

The policy concessions extracted from Labour by the Greens and New Zealand First for their support of Jacinda Ardern's new government. Policy wins for the Greens include a refocussing of transport… Read more Audio

Workers at a construction site in Albany in Auckland have escaped with minor injuries after part of a building collapsed this morning. RNZ reporter Gill Bonnett is there and joins us with the details.

Winston Peters' pledge to shift Auckland's port to Northland appears to be on the back-burner with the coalition agreement saying only the new government will look at the feasibility of moving the… Read more Audio

Winston Peters' pledge to shift Auckland's port to Northland appears to be on the back-burner with the coalition agreement saying only the new government will look at the feasibility of moving the… Read more Audio

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and her negotiating team have taken on some big ticket items from NZ First and the Greens to secure their support. Those concessions include a one billion dollar a year… Read more Audio

Labour is set to unveil the ministers who will oversee its ambitious government programme this morning. Yesterday, it revealed more than 70 different commitments or concessions it made to New Zealand… Read more Audio