Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark will be formally censured for a second time this year - this time for insulting and degrading behaviour during a TV interview. An independent investigation found he breached the council's Code of Conduct multiple times, using racial and homophobic slurs while appearing on satirical news show, New Zealand Today, in Mar…

When Congress returned to work after the Republican National Convention, the House held three hearings investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. In this episode, hear for yourself the facts presented by the Director of the Secret Service, the Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner, and the FBI Director during their…

Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a powerful typhoon rocking parts of Asia and North Korea sending more rubbish balloons to the South, which have landed close to the presidential office.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about New Zealand being knocked out of Paris after going down in their quaterfinal to South Africa.

Auckland CBD businesses said they're seeing progress in cracking down on crime and anti-social behaviour, following the government increasing police foot patrols in the central city. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Police minister Mark Mitchell took a tour through the city today, talking to businesses about whether the extra police on the beat…

There are now at least two complaints laid against Law Society president Frazer Barton after it was revealed he advised a church group it could destroy records for children in its care, hindering the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in state and faith-based care. Sam Benton a partner at Cooper Legal, a law firm representing survivors of abuse…

Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland what they think about military style boot camps.

The inquiry estimated up to 200,000 people were abused in care between 1950 and 2019 and revealed that during that time, Maori survivors reported higher levels of physical abuse compared with other ethnicities. The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the Minister Leading the response to the Commission's report, and the Minister for Children are all s…

There are calls for the police to investigate why a religious organisation deliberately destroyed 27 years worth of records of children in its care. The Royal Commission of Inquiry said its investigation into abuse at Presbyterian Support Otago was made particularly difficult because the organisation destroyed its records in 2017 and 2018, Amy Will…

Sports reporter Jamie Wall speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Former Black Ferns captain Les Elder revealing her personal struggles after being ousted from the team and an update on the Olympics.

Upper Hutt's Mayor has lashed out at Wellington Water after an independent report revealed it took four months to tell the region's three councils about a 51 million dollar budgetting error. The report by consultants Roy Barker and Kevin Jenkins identified multiple failures including a lack of strategic leadership at a senior level, Nick James repo…

How much money do you really need to retire? For lots of people, that's a question that seems to get pushed to the back of their minds to worry about another day. But for Gen X in particular, it's becoming a more pressing concern, Susana Lei'ataua speaks to Susan Edmunds.

Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the wildfire season hitting a one of the country's most famous national parks and the reaction across Canada to the Olympic spy scandal.

There's been six prosecutions against unregulated electricians, so far this year. While there's no specific data on fires caused by unlicenced sparkies, figures up to last month from Fire and Emergency show there've been more than 900 fires caused by electrics in homes, garages and sheds, Kathryn Young from the Ministry of Business Innovation and E…

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about present worries for households and businesses that another interest rate rise could crush the economy.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the All Black Sevens cruising into the quarter finals with wins over Japan and South Africa in Paris as well as some Olympic facts.

A survivor of abuse in a faith based institution wants a Pasifika specific approach to redress for some survivors. The Royal Commission's findings show Maori and Pacific survivors had more physical violence inflicted on them, than other ethnicities, RNZ Pacific reporter Caleb Fotheringham reports.

Government appointed Health New Zealand commissioner Lester Levy's promising clinical services will not be impacted as he turns the money-heamoraging agency around. Professor Levy told Susana Lei'ataua reduced waiting times, improved productivity and the agency's compassion are his focus, and he explained it's not $1.4 billion in overspending yet.…

The government said it's possible it'll make wide legislative changes in response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care's report. But the Prime Minister is not backing down on the removal of Section 7AA and military-style youth academies, Giles Dexter reports.

For 15 years, Gisborne musician and educator Jasmine Taare was a meth addict, turning to the drug to cope with life's difficulties. Now, she's clean and part of an innovative study seeing how meth changes people's brains and hearts and how they can recover from its long-term use, Jimmy Ellingham.

The first of the government's controversial military-style boot camps begins on Monday, with 10 young people aged 15 to 17 due to take part at the pilot programme. It will be less than a week after the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in state and faith base care was released, which includes details of abuse in boot camps in the 1980s and 199…

Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about New Zealand being the centre of a major international controversy after the Canadian team was caught flying a drone over the Football Ferns training.

Large, half-empty bottles of flavoured milk have been appearing on top of a particular petrol pump at a self-service station in Alexandra. It's been occuring for the past few months, every few days and the amount of milk and variety has locals scratching their heads, Poppy Prendergast speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.…

While Joe Biden gave his national address to "hand the torch to the next generation," Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to drum up US support for Israel's continuing war in Gaza. Thousands of protestors rallied against his address to a joint session of Congress with dozens of democrats boycotting the speech over Israel's bombardment of the occupied Pale…