Tag: Morning Report
Luxon’s Niue visit demonstrates NZ ‘commitment to development’
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's trip to Niue holds "profound significance", the Niuean government says.
Luxon heads to Niue today and then to...
‘Don’t mistake Pacific leaders AUKUS quietness’ as support for NZ, says...
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
A Pacific regionalism academic has called out New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters for withholding information from...
NZ Foreign Minister Peters accused of ‘entirely defamatory’ remarks about ex-Australian...
By Jo Moir, RNZ News political editor, and Craig McCulloch, deputy political editor
New Zealand's Labour Party is demanding Winston Peters be stood down as...
Climate activist says NZ locked in a ‘compromised’ emissions scheme
RNZ News
A climate activist furious with the Aotearoa New Zealand government's watering down of the proposed emissions pricing scheme says he hopes for stronger...
ERA knocks back ‘flawed’ attempt by AUT to axe 100 plus...
RNZ News
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has knocked-back an attempt by one of Aotearoa New Zealand's largest universities to axe more than 100 staff.
The...
Academic warns of more hostage crises as ‘revolution’ unfolds in Iran
RNZ News
An academic says hostage diplomacy is a well-known tactic of the Iranian regime and New Zealanders should not go to the country.
Topher Richwhite...
Mediawatch: Coverage vital for NZ’s democracy but fact-checking in short supply
MEDIAWATCH: By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer
Once again Aotearoa New Zealand's local elections were plagued by low voter turnout and a lack of engagement....
Sick and tired of the sickness – some media try to...
By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer
Covid has now killed around 1700 people in New Zealand, but much of our news reporting and commentary has focused on...
Pacific students’ education ‘hit harder by pandemic’, say ERO educators
RNZ News
New research shows the pandemic has hit Pacific students harder than others, but many schools are successfully addressing the problem, an educational leader...
Climate change: IPCC scientist warns world ‘pretty much out of time’
RNZ News
Deeper and and more rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to limit the worst effects of global warming, a climate scientist...
NZ health system ‘not prepared’ for omicron, say healthcare leaders
RNZ News
New Zealand does not have enough nurses or ICU beds, warn healthcare figures as their workforce braces for omicron.
The College of Critical Care...
‘Boost like crazy’ before omicron spreads, epidemiologist warns NZ
RNZ News
Rising covid-19 cases at the border are increasing the risk of the omicron variant spreading in Aotearoa but a leading epidemiologist says the...
‘Terror in our society that money can’t pay for’, Polynesian Panthers...
RNZ News
A co-founder of the Polynesian Panthers says the government should allow overstayers to remain in New Zealand after it formally apologises for the...
‘Murders after murders’ by soldiers, villagers tell Afghan journalist
By RNZ News
Afghanis who say they have witnessed torture and murder at the hands of Australian soldiers want the chance to testify in court...
Stay out of cabinet – be independent, former MP tells Greens
By RNZ News
Former Green Party MP Keith Locke says his contemporaries should stay out of the New Zealand cabinet in order to remain critical...
ABC raid ‘chilling’ for freedom of press, says editorial chief
How Al Jazeera reported yesterday's raid by Australian police on the offices of the national public broadcaster ABC. The raid was over a series...
Guyon Espiner: Farewell Morning Report – what I won’t be apologising...
COMMENTARY: By Guyon Espiner, RNZ Morning Report presenter
After five years and 1000 shows I'm switching off the 4am alarm.
This is my final week on...