Morning Report

A former patient at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital's child and adolescent unit says an apology to survivors doesn't go far enough.

Several dozen survivors gathered in Palmerston North on Tuesday… Read more Audio

The biggest crowds of the cricketing summer are set to flock to the Chappell-Hadlee Twenty20 series between the Black Caps and Australia which begins in Wellington Wednesday night.

Both teams are… Read more Audio

A Pacific specialist says an inter-tribal massacre claiming more than 50 lives in Papua New Guinea's Enga province is by no means an isolated incident.

Former-RNZ Pacific senior journalist Johnny… Read more Audio

Massey University expects to chalk up a $41 million deficit for 2023.

It's lower than previously forecast and includes $19 million in redundancy costs, but the institution is likely to make two more… Read more Audio

The Labour Party has had another layer of experience peeled away following the retirement of its finance spokesperson Grant Robertson.

After a 15-year parliamentary career, including six years as… Read more Audio

Demand for intensive week-long full immersion Reo courses has soared, with a record number held in the last year.

Thousands of students attend these Kura Reo, but as the Government cuts budgets and… Read more Audio

It's the battle of the bank economists, will interest rates be hiked this year or not?

Westpac's economic outlook, out this morning, predicts the cash rate won't move this year.

But ANZ last week… Read more Audio

The days of free park and ride for thousands of Wellington train commuters may be numbered.

Greater Wellington Regional Council's transport committee will vote on whether to kick off a project to… Read more Audio

A German tourist whose motorbike was stolen in a tiny Hawkes Bay settlement says he's shocked police decided not to press charges despite finding the vehicle at a nearby house.

The tourist who RNZ is… Read more Audio