Morning Report

Taupo Police Area Commander, Inspector Steve Bullock provides details. Audio

A New Zealand woman has been told by the High Court in London that her son must undergo surgery for a brain tumour, despite her ongoing objection to his treatment. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Radio NZ journalist David Cochrane, holidaying on the western Fiji resort island of Denerau, talks about Evan's impact as the cleanup from the disaster begins. Audio

Political opponents of the Goverment say it's so hell-bent on returning to surplus, as promised, that it's making life increasingly expensive for New Zealand families. Audio

The Maori Council plans to ask iwi for financial help to fund its Supreme Court case on Maori water rights; A Taranaki iwi has told the Government it must consider offering them rights to oil and… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the Government is determined to stick to its failed economic programme, and is now passing the cost onto the New Zealand public. Audio

New Zealand mother opposes son's cancer treatment; family killed in Waikato car crash named; Education Ministry Christchurch schools debacle; recovery from cyclone Evan in Samoa and Fiji, and; new… Read more Audio

New Plymouth's Pukekura Park is all aglow at night as part of its annual Festival of Lights and despite criticism over a Wellington company taking over the spectacle, it's proving a hit with the… Read more Audio

One week from today people around the country will be opening Christmas presents - but some may have done their dash a little early. Audio