Morning Report

A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

Number of serious ambulance mistakes jump since 2007, Woman takes husband to hospital after waiting 3 hours for ambulance, US lays charges against two Russia spies over Yahoo hack, Kiwi working for… Read more Audio

Polyfest, the largest secondary school Maori and Pacific cultural festival, kicked off this morning in Auckland. Laura Tupou went to see how St Peters College Samoan group were preparing for the… Read more Audio

Six years ago today, 200 young protesters took to the streets in Syria's capital, Damascus, to protest against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, kicking off a conflict that has left almost half a… Read more Audio

Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui has plead guilty to four charges including using forged documents, obtaining a licence by deception, and receiving a salary and expenses while working as a psychiatrist for… Read more Audio

A Bay of Islands food start-up says incompetent government officials have left them with a $380,000 nightmare. Audio

The Ministry for the Environment says any significant reduction in agricultural emissions will need to be traded off against plans to expand meat and dairy exports. DairyNZ agrees everybody in the… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Abortion Supervisory Committee wants the abortion law updated, and will make its case to MPs on Thursday. The Prime Minister has said he wouldn't support any relaxation of the rules, and… Read more Audio

Official figures show forty percent of engine failures in light planes and helicopters are caused by pilots using contaminated or stale fuel, or because they simply ran out. The Civil Aviation… Read more Audio

For the second time in five years, six ground floor units in Glendene, West Auckland flooded after a nearby stormwater drain failed during heavy rain. Despite help from Civil Defence some residents… Read more Audio