Morning Report

People who skip getting a prescription because they can't afford to pay the $5 charge are 34 percent more likely to end up in hospital, according to a new Victoria University study. The study's lead… Read more Audio

The ACT Party leader David Seymour is making a fresh attack on the Waitangi Tribunal, saying it has become increasingly involved in activism and has gone well-beyond its brief. In-Depth Maori… Read more Audio

New Zealanders in New Caledonia say food supply is low as local stores are ransacked and vandalised, and the nation's International Airport remains closed to commercial flights, leaving stranded… Read more Audio

Residents of the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill who been assaulted and robbed have told the Police Minister at a packed community meeting they feel let down by the police. Reporter Lucy Xia was at the… Read more Audio

The government will be spending a lot more than $153 million on charter schools. Cabinet papers show that's just the extra cost of setting up and overseeing the publicly funded, privately-owned… Read more Audio

A big chunk of Fonterra could be put on the market, with the dairy giant has announcing it wants to get back to the basics of supplying dairy ingredients and sell all, or some, of its well-known… Read more Audio

New Zealanders in New Caledonia say they are feeling vulnerable amidst the escalating protests in the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs Winton Peters spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Five people have died and hundreds have been injured as rioting in New Caledonia enters its fifth day. Pacific editor Koroi Hawkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

American Xander Schauffle shot a course record 9-under-par 62 in the opening round of golf's PGA Championship at Valhalla to take the clubhouse lead. Audio

Business news for 17 May 2024. Audio

Seven months after it was broken in two in what was described as "an accident" by the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, the Ranfurly Shield is back in circulation. Hawke's Bay Rugby chief executive Jay… Read more Audio

French security forces are still struggling to restore law and order in New Caledonia four days into widespread unrest in the capital Noumea. RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis looks at how the week of… Read more Audio