Morning Report

The Bluebridge ferry Connemara has made it back to Wellington after losing power and drifting for more than two hours in Cook Strait on Thursday night. Reporter Ben Strang spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Tom Latham and Kane Williamson led New Zealand's fightback with half-centuries as the Black Caps reached 255-4 on the rain-hit second day of their opening test against Sri Lanka to trail by 50 runs. Audio

On today's episode, Lebanon is hit with more synchronised explosions; a military technology expert explains what makes the devices explode; new research shows a wealthy New Zealanders could pay double… Read more Audio

Hawke's Bay Airport's brand new fire truck has a brand new name.

RNZ's Alexa Cook spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Read more Audio

Hundreds of Taranaki snow sports enthusiasts lived up to their 'hardcore' reputation to enjoy the first - and perhaps last - day of the season at the Manganui Ski Area. Taranaki Whanganui reporter… Read more Audio

Psychiatrists say it's unfair that diagnosis and treatment for ADHD is increasingly limited to those with the money to pay for it. Professor Marie Bismark spoke to Cori Dann. Audio

Hundreds of Taranaki snow sports enthusiasts lived up to their 'hardcore' reputation to enjoy the first - and perhaps last - day of the season at the Manganui Ski Area. Taranaki Whanganui reporter… Read more Audio

The future of Wellington's Oriental Bay Band Rotunda is more uncertain than ever after the scrapping of redevelopment plans. Lambton Ward councillor Iona Pannett spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Another day of potential disruption for commuters looms on the Wellington train network. Contract talks between Transdev and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union have now been brought forward to… Read more Audio

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

Market Update for 19 September 2024 Audio

A coroner's inquiry has revealed flawed Corrections processes played a role in the murder of Christchurch woman Nicole Tuxford. Coroner Marcus Elliott found that Corrections failed to identify the… Read more Audio