Morning Report for Monday 27 June 2022

8:54 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Deep inside an arctic mountain, samples of the world's collection of crops are preserved in the Global Seed Vault - also known as the doomsday vault.

It's now going to safeguard music for eternity… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Fiji's first coup leader and former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka is on the campaign trail in Aotearoa New Zealand meeting with Fijian community representatives from all over the country.

The… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.He was raised on a farm, is parliament's newest minister, and could soon be a world record holder.

Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty spoke for more than 26 hours non-stop with Greytown local Sam… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.More than 26,000 people filled Mount Smart Stadium at the weekend to watch the return of international rugby league to New Zealand after a three-year absence.

New Zealand was hosting Mate Ma'a Tonga… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.An advocate for the Rainbow community is dismayed knowing illegal conversion therapy practices are still being offered in New Zealand.

The practice was banned in February but one man in Nelson -… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The manager at the centre of a workplace investigation into bullying at Victim Support resigned before it finished.

RNZ has now read a summary of the secret report that says the behaviour was so bad… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The country's health system is getting a huge overhaul this week.

On Friday, district health boards disappear and Health NZ and the Maori Health Authority take over.

A key part of the new system… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Thousands of protestors in the US have taken to the streets after the Supreme Court overturned women's constitutional right to abortion.

But those who are anti-abortion are lauding the decision.

The… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The England cricketers are on track to complete a series clean sweep of the Black Caps after a dominant performance by the home side on day four of the third Test in Leeds. Read more Audio

7:52 AM.It's one of Wellington's worst kept secrets, Rongatai Labour Party MP Paul Eagle has finally confirmed he is having a tilt at the city's mayoralty.

Paul Eagle spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The College of GPs warns that sick workers needing medical certificates are adding to the pressure on already stretched general practices.

It said GPs had enough to do with winter illnesses and… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A dozen people have been hospitalised due to suspected fentanyl overdoses, all in the Wairarapa region.

All of the 12 had symptoms of an opioid overdose, and some of them were in serious condition.

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7:36 AM.Trade and defence are the two big ticket items on the Prime Minister's itinerary on her trip to Europe.

She's on a mission to get a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union, to allow… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.A Nelson man is refusing to end his conversion therapy service even though a ban on the practice became law in February.

David Riddell of the Living Wisdom School in Nelson told RNZ it would be… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.From tomorrow, a second Covid-19 booster dose will be available to anyone aged over 50 and health, aged-care and disability-care workers over the age of 30.

This is an extension of initial… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.A 37 year-old Christchurch man will appear in court on Monday charged with the murder of a woman in a random stabbing on Saturday afternoon.

RNZ reporter Tessa Guest has been to the suburb of… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A long-awaited free-trade deal with the European Union is at the top of the Prime Minister's wishlist on her trip to Europe.

Jacinda Ardern is expected to push for greater access to the European… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report with Nicholas Pointon. Read more Audio

6:45 AM.GPs are warning that requests for medical certificates from sick workers and students are adding to the strain on general practices.

The Royal New Zealand College of GPs said schools and businesses… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.The Prime Minister is en route to Europe, where she will push to get a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union over the line.

But Jacinda Ardern has left the door open to leaving… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Read more Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector with Kim Moodie. Read more Audio

6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector with Nicholas Pointon. Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Two unions are joining forces to try get the wheels turning on free public transport in Tāmaki Makaurau.

While there's half-price public transport across the country until the end of August, First… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Huge changes are being made to the country's health system this week.

On Friday, district health boards disappear and Health NZ and the Maori Health Authority take over.

Wairoa, in Hawke's Bay is… Read more Audio