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Principal warns over teens on highly addictive nicotene pouches
A school principal is warning that just as we're starting to make progress towards reducing the number of young people vaping, we could soon be dealing with something even worse. There's an emerging… Audio
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Expert Feature: Composting 101
Audio 24 Mar 2025Nearly every garden or gardener has to deal with waste and what to do with it. Ali Nicholls from Gardens4Health is an expert on composting and she's in the studio to answer your pressing compost… Audio
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Baby died after midwife left woman in labour alone in rural house
A midwife has been criticised for leaving a mother in labour during a "tragic" birth.
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How regions will be affected as lab tech strike begins
More than 70 percent of New Zealand town and cities would lose access to medical laboratory testing for their public hospital, or primary care system, or both for at least 72 hours.
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'Reads more like science fiction': PNG's wish list for the future slammed
Papua New Guinea's national cabinet is facing a fierce backlash after resolving to expedite what has been called a "grand shopping list" of projects, including the development of a space agency.
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From sporting honours to King Country shepherdess
Before Grace Watson left primary school, she could already drive a tractor and a manual ute - now she's a finalist for Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year.
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Morning Report Essentials for Monday 24 March 2025
On today's episode, "Nothing is going to stop us now." That's how New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters wrapped up his State of the Nation speech in Christchurch on Sunday, despite facing seven… Audio
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Fears for dying kids as country's only specialist takes extended leave
The Children's Commissioner has called the situation "untenable, inequitable and inadequate". Audio
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Napier mayor on protest over cuts to after hours health services
The Mayor of Napier says the government is falling well short of promises made when the city's hospital was closed in 1998. Napier mayor Kirsten Wise spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
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Top medical graduate struggles to find job
Marley Joseph was awarded the top GP prize at graduation but still needs at least two years on-the job training. Audio
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Health Minister on palliative care for children and Napier protest
Health Minister Simeon Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss about the lack of publicly available palliative care for children, and a protest in Napier on Sunday over after hours urgent care access. Audio
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Paediatric Society on absence of publicly available palliative care
Senior doctors at Starship Hospital were told late last month the sole specialist is away until the end of April, and a replacement cannot be found. President of the Paediatric Society Dr. Owen… Audio
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Protest as town of 70,000 looks to lose after-hours doctors
Hundreds of people took to Napier's streets in protest on Sunday, campaigning against cuts to the city's after-hours health services. Audio
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Medical graduates "lost" to NZ
A top medical graduate who can't find a job in a hospital says Health NZ needs to do more to ensure locally trained doctors are not being lost to the system. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
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Hundreds protest in Napier over cuts to health services
Hundreds of people took to Napier's streets in protest on Sunday - campaigning against cuts to the city's after-hours urgent health care services. Alexa Cook reports. Audio
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NZ's only public paediatric palliative care specialist on leave
Dying children may not be getting the end-of-life care they deserve while the country's only publicly funded paediatric palliative care specialist is on extended leave. Investigative journalist Anusha… Audio
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'Inherently contrary to law': Ombudsman criticises HNZ OIA policy
Outgoing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has reprimanded Health NZ and called the fines for Official Information Act breaches "laughable".
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Israeli airstrike kills Hamas official as Gaza death toll passes 50,000
After two months of relative calm in the war, Gazans have again been fleeing for their lives after Israel effectively abandoned a ceasefire.
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Winston Peters declares a 'war on woke' at NZ First speech
Winston Peters hailed New Zealand First as "a true nationalist party" that was going to declare a "war on woke", during a State of the Nation speech today.
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'Inherently contrary to law': Ombudsman criticises HNZ OIA policy
Outgoing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has reprimanded Health NZ and called the fines for Official Information Act breaches "laughable". Audio
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Colony egg labels misleading consumers - Animal welfare expert
Although battery caged hens have been banned since 2022, colony cages - which are much larger but house dozens of hens - are still allowed.
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Hundreds march in Wellington to support access for puberty blockers, gender affirming care
Last year, the coalition government asked the health ministry to review how that is currently handled, prompting officials to call for a more cautious approach.
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Putting relaxation techniques to the test
Riddled with anxiety and regularly waking in the middle of the night, journalist Jack Rear knew he was stressed - but none of the usual stuff was helping. Audio
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How Princess Anne and a London boxer foiled a 1974 kidnap plot
In his Ford Escort, Ball the would-be kidnapper stashed two pairs of handcuffs, Valium tranquillisers, and a typed ransom note for Queen Elizabeth II.
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Can NZ's maternity system handle new three-day-stay bill?
A new bill proposes the minimum hospital stay offered to mothers and newborns be upped from 48 to 72 hours.
