Morning Report

The Counties Manukau District Health Board is apologising to the family of a man killed by a schizophrenic patient in their care, and also to the patient's family who tried to warn them. Audio

A man is believed to have been charged following an axe attack in Upper Hutt. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

An Auckland business group is rallying support for a campaign to have the council take over the two billion dollar assets of the Auckland Energy Consumers Trust. Audio

The drug-buying agency Pharmac says district health boards will save more than 100 million dollars over the next five years because of its work. Audio

Antony de Malmanche, the New Zealander who is in prison in Bali for suspected drug smuggling, is now on suicide watch after consular officials passed on information about his mental health history to… Read more Audio

The sole South Canterbury Finance director found guilty of charges relating to the company's collapse will be sentenced in Timaru this morning. Audio

Unions are urging the Government to stop misleading the public about how much the average New Zealander earns. Audio

The number of public servants now earning more than 100 thousand dollars is rising. And so too are the salaries of the highest paid public servant chief executives. Audio

Human Rights Watch is calling for an independent investigation into why police and military personnel in Papua fired on 800 peaceful protestors, killing six people. Audio

Police in Hong Kong have arrested more than 200 people, as they dismantled a protest camp in the centre of the city more than two months after demonstrations began there. Audio

A senior manager at Counties Manukau District Health Board admits if his team had listened to the family of a schizophrenic man, they may have been able to stop him killing his friend. Audio