Morning Report

Michelle Obama is set to shoot from the heart not the hip as the U.S. Democratic National Convention gets underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Audio

Critics of new powers granted to immigration officers say it will lead to unfair treatment of some overstayers and alienate migrant communities. Audio

Police have been under attack in northern Belfast in the past two nights while trying to quell clashes between Protestant loyalists and Catholic republicans. Audio

The Crown has opened its case in the Waitangi Tribunal against a Northland iwi demanding that the government return its land and property. Audio

Kiwifruit growers in regions that are still free of the virulent form of the vine disease PSA are bracing, for what they say is, the inevitable arrival of the disease. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A Christchurch City Council committee is calling for an immediate halt to the demolition of the city's heritage buildings because it believes many are coming down too quickly, and without enough… Read more Audio

The Canterbury Health System's Clinical Board says the rebuilding of Christchurch and Burwood hospitals can't start soon enough. Audio

Spring Creek workers are already starting to look for work across the Tasman despite rowdy support from a community trying to save the hundreds of jobs under threat by the mine's possible closure. Audio

Democrats are assembling in Charlotte, North Carolina, to re-nominate Barack Obama for the presidency. Audio

The Maori King has called for a national hui over water rights, the first such meeting of iwi since the Maori fishing rights hui almost 30 years ago. Audio

Listening to that is Immigration New Zealand's general manager for intelligence, risk and integrity, Peter Elms. Audio