Morning Report

Technology experts say government departments need to completely overhaul their IT security in the wake of a privacy review. Audio

A Waikato kaumatua says there is a cultural shift from burial to cremation; A Bay of Plenty iwi says the Rotorua District Council has ignored advice from its own Maori advisors; Several marae along… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

As violence continues, protestors in Turkey have met with the deputy Prime Minister overnight and issued a much longer list of demands, including the sacking of police chiefs. Audio

Helicopters have plucked stranded residents from the rooves of their homes in southern Germany as flooding across central Europe intensifies. Audio

Technology experts say CIO's IT report doesn't tell full story; Report shows government agencies lack security standards; United Future plans to re-register party after set back; Winston Peters on… Read more Audio

A touring environmental scientist is getting lyrical in his attempts to hit the right note on climate change. Audio

Dunedin is about to find out the fate of a controversial luxury hotel planned to tower over the city's waterfront. Audio

A group of Tuhoe claimants say the Iwi settled for hundreds of millions of dollars less than what it was owed by the Crown; Ngai Tuhoe says it wants to rebuild relationships between itself and crown… Read more Audio

The first charter schools could be announced in weeks, and up and running next year, after legislation enabling the publicly funded private schools passed its final hurdle last night. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio