Morning Report

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

Four people died on our roads during the holiday weekend, two of them in a crash during a police pursuit. A further four were seriously injured in those crashes. These incidents and the death of… Read more Audio

Five widows in their 80s are among a growing number of elderly immigrants being forced to leave the country because of a government crackdown. Under a rule change last year the parents of migrants… Read more Audio

The bikie club member,AJ Graham, who has been labelled a threat to Australia's national security, says he was no threat then and isn't now that he's been deported back to New Zealand. AJ Graham won… Read more Audio

Details of the coalition deal struck between Labour and New Zealand First will be announced today, revealing the policy concessions by both sides. The new Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, spent the… Read more Audio

The police investigating the fatal shooting of a Greymouth woman are not sure how much her children witnessed but say they were at home at the time. Forty-three-year-old Hayley Williams was killed at… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Pike River Mine families are confident they will see some action within the first 100 days of the new government. Last week, a cross-party agreement for the re-entry of the mine was announced… Read more Audio

Labour is being urged to keep Bill English's pet social welfare project that identifies high risk families and then focuses government help. The so-called Social Investment Approach uses data to… Read more Audio