Morning Report

A 40-year-old man is still in a serious condition in Southland Hospital after being injured yesterday afternoon when an acetylene gas cylinder in the back of his vehicle exploded. Audio

A man whose ute plummeted 40 metres off a bridge into the Kawarau River is lucky to be alive. Audio

Joining us now is the Labour Leader, David Cunliffe. Audio

The Government is accusing the Labour Party of starting an election year lolly scramble with its plan to pay 60 dollars a week to almost all families with newborns for the baby's first year of life. Audio

Joining us now are Lorde's father Vic O'Connor and mother Sonja Yelich, who are in LA with their daughter - Ella Yelich-O'Connor to her family. Audio

This time last year she was unknown except to a small circle of devoted New Zealand fans; now the Auckland teenager Lorde is on top of the musical world. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A schoolteacher who helped guide Lorde's music career says even as an intermediate pupil, she had star quality. Audio

A senior Labour MP, Nanaia Mahuta, says a proposed welfare payment for newborns will pay off later in life; A sovereignty group is keeping up the pressure for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to be flown… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Child Poverty Action Group has welcomed a pledge by the Labour Party to pay families earning up to 150-thousand dollars a year an extra 60 dollars a week if they have a new baby. Audio