Morning Report

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

National Party MPs have come out swinging saying there is no doubt that Shane Taurima has been biased and aggressive in his interviewing of them. Mr Taurima resigned as general manager of TVNZs Maori… Read more Audio

Canterbury has recorded big spikes in its Maori population; A Maori rights movement in Australia could scupper plans for a new political party representing expatriate New Zealanders; A driving tour… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Two members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot have been arrested in Sochi. Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who were both freed from jail in December, were detained on suspicion of… Read more Audio

The Labour MP, Shane Jones, is being urged to put his money where his mouth is and repeat his allegations about Countdown outside of Parliament. Audio

Did Auckland Council go too far in spending review?; Anger over use of parliamentary privilege; Shane Jones' letter to Commerce Commission released; Wells challenges for a medal in Sochi; Former… Read more Audio

Yesterday we brought you the story about the New Zealand women's sevens rugby team, forced by a fierce American snow storm to abandon training and practice in their hotel's hallway instead. Audio

The 6.7 magnitude earthquake which struck Christchurch three years ago didn't just destroy large amounts of the city's infrastructure, it also had a profound effect on the natural environment. Audio

The report by a panel of experts found hundreds of thousands of people had died in prison camps in the last fifty years. Audio

A Maori rights movement based in Australia says it will have nothing to do with a new political party for expatriate New Zealanders, unless it has Maori representation; A family disputing the return… Read more Audio