Morning Report

New Zealand's Esports representatives are crying foul over their lack of funding from High Performance Sport New Zealand. New Zealand Esports President Conor English spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Hockey was the big loser in the latest sports funding announced by High Performance Sport New Zealand. Hockey NZ acting chief executive Ken Maplesden spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

This interview incorrectly states that Wellington City Council voted to support the name change. Hutt City Council voted to support the name change.

Petone will stay Petone, rather than Pito-One… Read more Audio

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

Market Update for 19 December 2024 Audio

Te Pāti Māori is shifting to a more collaborative approach, its co-leader saying they needed to 'get past themselves' and work closer with other parties. Political Reporter Russell Palmer filed this… Read more Audio

A structural engineer is warning it may be too difficult to rescue some of the earthquake survivors still trapped in Vanuatu's badly damaged buildings. Nicolas Brooke spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Former Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau says this week's earthquakes will have a far greater financial impact than past tropical cyclones. Kalsakau spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

The official death toll from the earthquake in Vanuatu remains at 14 but is expected to rise as rescue teams continue searching rubble in the capital Port Villa. Audio

Liam Lawson is closer to securing a fulltime drive with Red Bull after Mexican driver Sergio Perez confirmed he's leaving the Formula 1 team. Audio

With Christmas just around the corner, toy stores are at their busiest. With so many trends floating around on social media, it's interesting to see which toys are flying off the shelves this year… Read more Audio

A Health New Zealand incident report, obtained by RNZ under the Official Information Act, reveals patient care may have been impacted in some regions when the Crowdstrike outage hit in July. Reporter… Read more Audio