Morning Report

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Sydney on heightened terror risk after yesterday's seige, Live from Sydney, US suspect in killings barricaded in house, Labour's Robertson on Sydney siege crises, NZ Muslims say Sydney hostage… Read more Audio

Our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

The elderly are drinking less - or not at all - according to Auckland University research. Audio

Early retirement appears as though it might just be a pipe dream now for many. Audio

The Maori Trustee says it has accumulated five million dollars in unclaimed dividends. The Crown has failed to pay tribes to use Lake Waikaremoana for hydro-electric generation and caused damage to a… Read more Audio

Christmas and new year festivities could be banned in Sierra Leone as authorities clamp down on the spread of Ebola. Audio

The deadline for Chinese authorities to decide whether to charge a New Zealand man with serious drug offences has passed. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has ruled the crown's refusal to pay to use Lake Waikaremoana for hydro-power generation breached of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

On Wednesday Auckland City Football Club will face South America's biggest club in the FIFA Club World Cup semi finals. Audio

It's back to the drawing board for both the Mana Movement and Internet Party - now that the alliance has been officially dissolved. Audio