Morning Report

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

New Zealand is in the cross hairs of a tropical cyclone, which is likely to reach most of the country this weekend. Audio

The Crown is being asked to commit one billion dollars to Maori social services; The first Maori woman to be published, Patricia Grace, is taking her fight against the taking of her land in Waikanae… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Energy Minister, Simon Bridges, has warned electricity companies he will act if they do not stop disconnecting power to vulnerable consumers. Audio

New Zealander may have witnessed Malaysian plane on fire; Two dead, 18 missing as gas explosion destroys two NY buildings; Collins says recent publicity over Oravida wake-up call; Labour says Collins… Read more Audio

Students in the capital struggling with the cost of alcohol have a reprieve, but they'll have to go hunting for rats to get it. The Victoria University Science Society has joined forces with Gareth… Read more Audio

Wellington theatre company The Bacchanals have decided to put on a play that uses singing, some old suitcases and a bit of toilet humour to take you back to when free medical care and welfare began. Audio

The number of Wellingtonians cycling or walking to work has jumped while the number driving has fallen. Figures from the Census show that nearly 75 percent more Wellingtonians are cycling to work than… Read more Audio

The leader of the Mana Party, Hone Harawira, says there are more important issues the Government needs to address than focussing on a new national flag; The Green Party MP, Catherine Delahunty, says… Read more Audio

Northland dairy farmers are paying more than two-thousand dollars a day to feed their animals, as the Indian summer shines on and their pastures burn to a crisp. There's been no significant rain since… Read more Audio