Morning Report

A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

A judge has told Child Youth and Family it put a Wellington toddler at unacceptable further risk by giving misleading information about her father to the Family Court. An 'extraordinary week' in… Read more Audio

Wellingtonian Dave Mullins now holds the country's freediving record after diving 105 metres down in Lake Taupo during the weekend. So what's it like to go that deep? "It's pretty much pitch black and… Read more Audio

The goal to have all New Zealand schools sugary-drinks free by the end of last year has failed. Dr Rob Beaglehole, the spokesman for the Dental Association, wants the government to show leadership and… Read more Audio

Hotel and motel operators in Auckland are banding together to oppose a council plan to raise $30m a year through a visitor levy. The chief executive of Tourism Industry Aotearoa, Chris Roberts, and… Read more Audio

Dunedin's council and chamber of commerce are launching a public campaign calling on the Government to commit to building the city's new hospital in the central city. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A Napier fisherman has been nominated for a major international award for a cage that allows under-sized fish to swim free. Audio

New Zealand's free trade agreement with China will top the agenda when the Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang arrives at the end of the week. The executive director of the New Zealand China Council Stephen… Read more Audio

The MP for Northland and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says resources are needed to catch these people and do something about it. "The resources aren't there, the money isn't there and… Read more Audio

 Alan Price, the chair of the National Party's Kaikohe branch, suggests the solution to the town's crime and chaos is to "put corporal punishment back into our schools."  Audio