Morning Report

The lawyer representing Pike River families wants answers over the dropping of charges against manager Peter Whittall. The government's accused of curtailing public scrutiny in its regulations on… Read more Audio

Funding pressures and a need to upgrade facilities has led to a group of doctors at Nelson hospital designing their own software system to improve patient safety. Audio

Apple, American Airlines, and Marriott International are among the companies that have called on the Arizona governor to veto a controversial anti-gay bill. Audio

The fate of a potential Hundertwasser art gallery for Whangarei now hangs on a last-minute public opinion poll. Audio

The marae behind a scheme to cut Maori prosecution rates wants to make the project permanent; Maori nursing graduates say the struggle to get a job is forcing some to resort to stacking shelves at… Read more Audio

The heavy smog gripping China for the past week is now so severe that scientists are warning of the equivalent of a Nuclear Winter. Audio

More than a hundred school hostels are facing a massive bill after workers at two boarding facilities won six years of backpayments in the Employment Court. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

An explosive gas leak has been contained at Ngawha power station in the Far North. Audio

A re-think in the way Genesis Energy shares are to be sold is being described as a Government admission that it got things wrong with the last two floats. Audio

The Chairman of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Fenton Wilson, has confirmed the majority of councillors were planning to only release the detail of a 29 percent pay rise for the head of the… Read more Audio