Morning Report

The Associate Health Minister, Tariana Turia, has taken a dig at the Labour Party, challenging it to push on with the Government's efforts to stamp out smoking if it wins next year's election. Audio

Labour says SAS soldiers are so poorly supplied some are buying their own tactical equipment online. We have the latest developments on our landfarming of mining waste story and GlaxoSmithKline to… Read more Audio

Scientists in Australia have grown a miniature kidney in a dish - a breakthrough which could be a first step towards growing organs for transplant. Audio

Proposed new anti-slavery measures in the United Kingdom would mean offenders face being sentenced to life in prison. Audio

Four lawyers are forming a collective of claimants to challenge the Crown's Treaty settlement process; The Minister of Maori Affairs wants a new pan-tribal electoral college for the Maori Language… Read more Audio

Five councils will carry out rental housing warrant of fitness trials in the New Year, with the aim of creating a national standard. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A group of frustrated Christchurch homeowners is vowing to keep holding their insurer accountable after making limited progress with outstanding claims for earthquake damage. Audio

Home owners whose properties were damaged in this year's Cook Strait earthquakes could be waiting until 2015 for their claims to be settled. Audio

Auckland councillors have laid out a path for reconciliation with their embattled mayor Len Brown, but several insist he should resign over breaches of the code of conduct. Audio

Analysts are expecting a volatile few days for the dollar in a week dominated by the health of the economies of New Zealand and the United States. Audio