Morning Report

Ngapuhi and other northern iwi are now looking to the future after nine years of research and hearings on their Treaty claims. Te Paparahi of Te Raki - the largest inquiry ever undertaken by the… Read more Audio

The first ever day of commemoration of the New Zealand wars is sparking renewed interest in what happened in the battles that took place almost a century and a half ago. Historians and Maori leaders… Read more Audio

Since last week's announcement, commentary around what a New Zealand First-Labour coalition will mean for the business community has intensified. Concerns have been raised around the minimum wage… Read more Audio

The Green Party is about to get its hands on levers of government power for the first time in its history. Under a confidence and supply agreement with Labour, the Greens will have three ministers and… Read more Audio

The Counties Manukau DHB in Auckland has scrapped plans for a Ronald McDonald House at Middlemore Hospital. The district health board says it considered the charity's offer 'carefully' and made the… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A man building an ocean-going vaka in Porirua plans to sail it from Wellington to Auckland to raise money for the translation of the Bible into the Tokelau language. The voyage - and the fundraising -… Read more Audio

Regional New Zealand featured as a battleground during the election campaign with New Zealand First and Labour both promising more development for communities outside the main centres. Speaking last… Read more Audio

Labour campaigned to win all seven Maori electorates and did just that, unseating Maori Party Co-Leader, Te Ururoa Flavell in Waiariki along the way. The seven Maori seats and a further two general… Read more Audio

Tertiary institutions owned by members of the Chinese and Indian communities are bearing the brunt of a Qualifications Authority crackdown. Five of the seven institutions that have lost their… Read more Audio

Later this morning Bill English faces his caucus for the first time since Winston Peters put his support behind Labour. While the future of his leadership will inevitably come up, National MPs will… Read more Audio