Morning Report

South Marlborough is in a restricted fire season, meaning permits are required, and Canterbury has cancelled fire permits for the weekend. Heat alerts have been issued for Whakatane, Napier, Hastings… Read more Audio

Temperatures set to clock above 30 degrees this week. The high temperatures are a by-product of a heatwave in Australia seeing some states hit 45 degrees; More than a week after the company behind the… Read more Audio

With streams of notifications and reels tugging at our attention, how can we re-learn the habit of turning pages, rather than scrolling? Ellen O'Dwyer looks at a club taking up slow reading, and… Read more Audio

Extra firefighting crews have been put on standby to help the Hawkes Bay region as it swelters under an extreme fire risk this weekend. Tim Mitchell, the wildfire manager for Fire and Emergency spoke… Read more Audio

US correspondent Zach Montellaro spoke to Melissa Chan-Green from Washington DC. Audio

An update on the latest sports headlines with Joe Porter. Audio

An update on the markets with Jeffrey Halley. Audio

A routine biodiversity check in North Taranaki has led to the possible discovery of a brand-new species of spider. Taranaki Regional Council biodiversity officer Sandra Sánchez spoke to Melissa… Read more Audio

The massive Manage My Health data hack has put the penalties available for breaching privacy under scrutiny. Kim Baker Wilson reports. Audio

More than a week after the company behind the app, Manage My Health, disclosed a data breach, patients are still struggling to find out if they've been affected. RNZ's Health correspondent, Ruth Hill… Read more Audio

Temperatures set to clock above 30 degrees this week. The high temperatures are a by-product of a heatwave in Australia seeing some states hit 45 degrees. The mayors of Marlborough and Hastings… Read more Audio

The head of the private company, Manage My Health, Vino Ramayah, has confirmed his own details were among those leaked in a huge data breach, along with those of his friends and family; Tensions… Read more Audio