Morning Report

One of the architects of the Resource Management Act says environmental protection will be seriously undermined by proposed Government changes. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

An afterschool care group in Napier for children with disabilities will close on Thursday after running out of funding options. Audio

The Fish and Game Council says proposed changes to the resource management act will fundamentally undermine environmental protection. Audio

Fresh attempts to kick-start a stalled plan to distribute central North Island forestry land are being taken to Tuhoe and Tuwharetoa marae; A human rights lawyer and disability advocate says a Maori… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Labour's candidate for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election says she's not taking it for granted that the seat left vacant by the death of Parekura Horomia last month is a safe Labour seat. Audio

Resource Management Act, Ikaroa Rahiti by-election, opinion polls, London soldier stabbing, Whanagarei schools, charities struggle for funding. Audio

Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

It's a problem many parents will relate to -- raise children in a house of good music but when they fly the nest they choose their own tunes. Scientists have discovered that happens with birds too. Audio

In spite of their prophesied demise at the hands of the internet, the major music labels are still very much in charge of the music business and more profitable than ever. Audio