Morning Report

New research from the University of Otago shows our early primate ancestors were just like us.

Analysis of tooth chipping patterns and cavities on 29-million-year-old Egyptian fossils suggests the… Read more Audio

The EU has launched formal infringement proceedings against social media platform X, under its wide reaching Digital Services Act.

The law, which passed late last year, requires major companies to… Read more Audio

A noted doctor who flouted ADHD prescription rules for hundreds of patients will have to wait until next year to find out whether he will be stripped of his right to practice.

Auckland GP and expert… Read more Audio

Police have charged six people following a three-year investigation into criminal activity at Rimutaka Prison in Upper Hutt.

One prisoner, a current employee, a member of the public and three former… Read more Audio

Local Government New Zealand is warning ratepayers they need to get used to double-digit rates increases.

The council umbrella group and the lead group of infrastructure management professionals, now… Read more Audio

Housing Minister Chris Bishop is putting Kāinga Ora, under the microscope with rapidly growing debt of more than $12 billion.

He says he's also received worrying and commercially sensitive advice… Read more Audio

Authorities are advising holidaymakers to prepare before hitting the highways this summer.

Those in the parts of the North Island still recovering from storm damage are urging visitors to take it… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister is in hot water over getting taxpayer funded te reo Māori tuition while at the same time planning to axe allowances for public servants who speak the language.

Christopher Luxon… Read more Audio

Te Pūkenga has announced the departure of its chief executive Peter Winder as it heads for its biggest deficit yet.

A document obtained by RNZ shows it is expecting to lose about $93 million this… Read more Audio