Morning Report

Shark cage diving is drawing tourists to the Southland Coastline but there's concern among locals that the thrill seeking activity is making sharks more aggressive. Audio

The decision to introduce a Maori ward in New Plymouth seems destined to be overturned in a citizens-initiated referendum and Mayor Andrew Judd says he's already kissed his mayoral chains good-bye. Audio

Fonterra has dropped its farmgate milk price forecast to 4 dollars 70 a kilo of milk solids. Audio

The playwright, Helen Pearse-Otene, believes New Zealand does not understand the financial gains to be made from supporting tangata whenua; A member of the Iwi Chairs Forum says creating a single body… Read more Audio

School guidance counsellors say they are battling huge workloads because more secondary school students are coming to them with increasingly serious problems. Audio

Having earlier described it as a waste of money, the government's now inching toward the prospect of setting up a register of foreign property buyers. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Thousands of residents living in homes made vulnerable to flooding and liquefaction by the Christchurch earthquakes will find out today how they'll be compensated. Audio

The likely re-election of Japan's government is not expected to make it any easier to conclude a Pacific-wide trade deal. Audio

Security expert Dr Paul Buchanan from 36th Parallel Assessments discusses a scathing report from the Senate Intelligence Committee which says the CIA routinely misled both the White House and Congress… Read more Audio

The Finance Minister says he does not accept that inequality leads to poor economic growth. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio