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Christopher Luxon welcomed to Thailand
Christopher Luxon has been formally welcomed to Thailand - the first time for a Kiwi PM in more than a decade. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio
Children's Commissioner concerned by extent of OT cuts
The Chief Children's Commissioner is concerned about the extent of cuts at Oranga Tamariki, after the government agency announced 477 jobs will go. Chief Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad speaks… Audio
Corrections knew of solitary confinement law breach
A scathing report by the prison inspectorate has found inmates in three units at Auckland jail at Paremoremo were not allowed out of their cells for the minimum requirement of an hour a day… Audio
Tauranga 'not coping' with housing crisis
Tauranga is "not coping" with the housing crisis, cited by its commission chair as the city's biggest issue. Louise Ternouth reports. Audio
Staff shortages partly to blame for youth on prison roof
Staff shortages partly to blame for a rooftop stand-off at one of Oranga Tamariki's youth justice facilities last year. Checkpoint reporter Jimmy Ellingham speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio
Ministers announce plan to extend port permits by 20 years
Ports are having their permits for pre-RMA activities extended so they won't need to obtain new ones before September 2026.
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 17 April
On today's episode we hear from Resource Minister Shane Jones on reducing barriers to coal mines, we get Labour's reaction to the changes from leader Chris Hipkins, journalist and media commentator… Audio
Draft code of conduct for lobbyists 'watered down, meaningless'
Transparency International says a draft code of conduct for lobbyists has been so watered down from the initial version, it is meaningless. Audio
Jury selection continues in Donald Trump's criminal trial
Donald Trump is charged with falsifying business records, related to hush-money that was paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Philip Crowther spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Labour leader Chris Hipkins on government's plan to ease consenting rules for coal mines
While the government continues squeezing the public sector to cut costs, the scale of spending under the previous government has come to light. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
PM Luxon arrives in Thailand
The prime minister has launched into the second leg of his South East Asian trip - leaving Singapore behind to pick up the charm offensive in Thailand. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports… Audio
Politics survey gets underway in Solomon Islands
Politics survey gets underway in Solomon Islands. Audio
Massey University signs agreement confirming plan to set up Singapore branch
Massey University says its Singapore campus will provide education services to students who do not want to study in New Zealand.
Politics by Night with Marc Daalder
Newsroom's Marc Daalder joins Emile Donovan to talk about the big stories in New Zealand politics. Audio
Where public sector job cuts are coming from so far
Smaller agencies are making deepest cuts as they look to save costs, RNZ data shows.
Govt cutting red tape in ECE sector
The government's cutting the red tape in the early childhood sector, removing the requirement for the Ministry of Education to sign-off on new centres. Political reporter Giles Dexter reports. Audio
PM works to shore up relations in SE Asia
From talk of war to slurping noodles - Christopher Luxon is continuing his push to shore up relationships across South East Asia - on what is his second day in Singapore. Deputy political editor Craig… Audio
Donald Trump's historic criminal trial is underway
United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump's historic criminal trial and Disney cracking down on people abusing disability services at their theme parks. Audio
How class, not politics is dividing America
Politics isn't what's dividing America, class is. This is the conclusion of Batya Ungar-Sargon, the deputy editor of Newsweek. Jesse speaks to her about her new book and travels across the U.S. Audio
Single ministry has spent $6.3m for job cut payouts so far
The total cost of redundancies across the public service is not yet known and the Finance Minister has not asked for an estimate. Audio