Morning Report

It's been raining for most of the night - the first significant downpour since late last year. Audio

Housing New Zealand's leadership have appeared before a Select Committee where denyied they were misusing guidelines designed for cleaning up meth labs to evict tenants, and blaming the media for… Read more Audio

Labour MPs are closing ranks over the Willie Jackson controversy as the party leader Andrew Little demands an outward display of unity. Audio

Cathederal Square has remained largely untouched by developers since the 2011 earthquake. That is about to change, with work beginning on a series of hotels. Audio

Teachers and parents opposed to online schools outlined their concerns to the Education and Science Select Committee conisdering the bill. Audio

Next week the Trade Minister, Todd McClay, travels to Mexico, the world's 14th largest economy. He'll be there to discuss the TPP but Mexico's fractious relationship with the new US president could… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Edward Gay is at the High Court in Auckland for the trial of Michael Waipouri and Steve Gundbie over the death of Lance Murphy. Yesterday the court heard the victim was apparently a professional… Read more Audio

Analysts are unanimously picking the central bank governor Graeme Wheeler will keep the official cash rate at 1 point 75 percent The economy is growing robustly, and inflation has rebounded to the… Read more Audio