Half a century of the Morning Report bird call

8:51 AM.The New Zealand property market is showing newfound vitality in some areas, but particularly in the case of Central Otago Lakes.

In the latest data from realestate.co.nz, the average asking price in… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Minister for Māori Development is assuring iwi leaders that the Treaty is sacrosanct and the Government won't be trying to change the wording.

Tama Potaka will be part of a delegation of… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Tama Iti is leading a white flag hikoi onto the treaty grounds.

RNZ's Tumu Māori, Māori director, Shannon Haunui spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Opposition parties, and other iwi, were welcomed at Waitangi over the weekend.

Te Pāti Māori was welcomed separately to Labour and the Greens, saying it is joining forces with other mana motuhake-led… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.New Zealand First's deputy leader Shane Jones says his party's determined to rebuild the country's pride, resilience, service, and unity as we approach 2040, the bicentenary of the signing of Te… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.On Sunday afternoon the Kiingitanga led hundreds onto the Waitangi treaty grounds as part of this week's commemorations.

Travelling by the bus load they brought one strong message.

Pokere Paewai… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.It's a big day, we're celebrating 50 years of our morning bird calls. 

It turns out the original call wasn't a bird at all. 

Katie Fitzgerald has the inside story from the last 50 years.  Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Te Pāti Māori says it is standing in unity with other Māori against a so-called three-headed Taniwha of a coalition government.

The Crown is set to be welcomed onto the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi at… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.A leading Māori legal academic says the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi needs to be better understood. 

Many letterboxes throughout the country received copies of Sir Apirana Ngata's explanation of… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A journalist with experience of war zones says New Zealand may already be actively involved in US and UK-led strikes in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen.

The US Secretary of Defence confirmed in a… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Canterbury fire spanning at least 80 hectares is expected to get worse before it gets better Monday morning due to strong winds.

Incident Controller Graham Knight told Morning Report firefighters… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Māori leaders are promising a united front as they prepare to greet members of the coalition government at Waitangi Monday morning.

National, ACT and New Zealand First are set to arrive at the Treaty… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The National-led coalition will be confronted by a united front of Māori at Waitangi on Monday.

The Crown is due to be welcomed onto the grounds on Monday at 11. 

Opposition parties, and other iwi… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.Local Government New Zealand is calling on the government to "play fair" on Māori wards and constituencies.

LGNZ believes the coalition government's proposal to re-establish referendums on Māori… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Be warned. That's the advice coming from iwi leaders throughout the country as the coalition gathers in Waitangi on Monday.

The government met with iwi leaders last Friday at a closed meeting in… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The coalition government can expect a fierce and united front when it arrives at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds Monday morning.

Crown-Māori relations have dominated the new government's term so far… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.Deep sea conservationists are horrified by the new government's move to block the implementation of a proposal that New Zealand advanced last year.

The proposal would have introduced trawling limits… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.There's been another round of US and UK-led airstrikes in Yemen, in response to continuing Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea.

The US Secretary of Defence confirmed on Sunday they had hit 13… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Firefighters in Canterbury have spent the night battling a huge forest fire which broke out near the small town of Kirwee.

Police evacuated houses on Old West Coast Road, and Selwyn District Council… Read more Audio