Morning Report

Private investigator probes Kenya driver switch, School probes driver switch before crash, P labs damaging NZ sewerage system, Unions vow to fight plans by NZ Post to cut deliveries, NZ Post urged to… Read more Audio

Dunedin songstress Kylie Price has arrived back from the Tamworth Country Music Awards in Australia, with two glittering gongs. Audio

The Wanganui District Council is considering pumping untreated waste directly into the sea, as the stench emanating from the treatment plant continues to plague parts of the city. Audio

A national conservation group says it doesn't want what it calls Government cronies overseeing the management of Te Urewera; A major shareholder of a Far North Maori organisation says the burning down… Read more Audio

Government promises to boost the number of apprentices in training this year are leading employers to ask - where will the money to take them on come from? Audio

After months of strikes, lock out notices, court action, privacy complaints and threats of mass redundancies and finally court ordered facilitation the Maritime Union is meeting today to thrash out a… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Government claims a new visa rule that has just come into effect will help ensure New Zealanders are first in line for job vacancies created during the Canterbury rebuild. Audio

While politicians engage in a war of words on rival policies to bring the nation affordable housing, a bank economist warns that in Auckland things may get worse before they get better. Audio

The Economic Development Minister, Steven Joyce, is rubbishing an opposition inquiry into manufacturing, saying while there are challenges in the sector - it is not in crisis. Audio

In Queensland, the government has declared Brisbane a disaster area. Audio