Morning Report

A five-year strategy to raise Pacific educational achievement has been launched by the Pacific Island Affairs Minister Hekia Parata. Audio

A former rugby league star says incorporating Maoritanga into learning is the key to bring the growing Maori unemployment rate down; The Crown's man appointed to talk to tribes about oil exploration… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel says it deserves to be put on a more equal footing with Maori, who are represented by the Maori statutory board. Audio

MPs have been told that if they pass a law to allow same-sex marriage, they will save lives. Audio

New study shows that traumatic head injuries have reached epidemic proportions. Afghan executions spark international outrage. 'Gas flight' will monitor Tongariro seismicity. Ceasefire brings the… Read more Audio

New Zealand's top scientific honour, the Rutherford Medal, has been awarded to Professor Margaret Brimble for her world-leading contributions to developing new drugs that treat disease. Audio

The Goat, a 21-km run from Whakapapa to Turoa Ski Fields across the western slopes of Mount Ruapehu, is due to take place on the first of December. Audio

A Porirua-based iwi is being accused by a member of a neighbouring tribe of lying to the Crown to gain rights to Wellington land; A Tongariro hapu says they are more focussed on the safety of manuhiri… Read more Audio

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, discusses the fragile ceasefire while Israeli bombing continues. Audio

New Zealand businesses are hoping to take advantage of the political and economic change taking place in Myanmar (Burma). Audio