Morning Report

News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The chief forecaster at Informetrics, Gareth Kiernan, says tighter rules around lending to investors may keep a lid on the housing market for longer this time round. Audio

"If Tim Keating is confident that they have done nothing wrong, there is a simple solution, they should have that full inquiry." Nicky Hager, co author of Hit and Run, says the Defence Force has not… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Tropical cyclone Debbie bears down on northern Queensland; Work begins next month on upgrading China FTA; 'One Belt, One Road' significant to New Zealand; Defence Force open to inquiry over… Read more Audio

A long-running project to preserve rare photographs held by the Nelson Provincial Museum, has been given a last-minute financial boost to help it over the finish line, as our Nelson reporter Tracy… Read more Audio

Education researchers are worried replacing the decile system will make it harder to monitor the impact of disadvantage on children, as our education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

The report says technology such as solar panels and high-performance batteries are likely to make 80 percent of low income people worse off, as Eric Frykberg reports. Audio

A tax specialist whose early life was spent in New Zealand is taking Uber to court over tax avoidance. If he succeeds, the company would owe the British government hundreds of millions in tax. Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio