Morning Report

The first assessment of the Maori party's flagship Whanau Ora programme shows millions of dollars in funding is being handed out without its effectiveness being measured. Audio

Documents released to Radio New Zealand show Iwi are failing to push their whanau to apply for funding assistance through Whanau Ora. The Treaty of Waitangi settlement bill for the Auckland hapu Ngati… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Immigration Minister says he's satisfied a deal with China Southern Airlines to fast-track visas for wealthy Chinese travellers won't compromise the integrity of New Zealand's immigration system. Audio

A sharp fall in retail sales has prompted speculation among economic forecasters the economy went backwards in the most recent quarter. Audio

A review finds Whanau Ora doesn't know if all the money it hands out is spent effectively. Concern the economy's gone backwards for the first time in two years and Minister confident visas for Chinese… Read more Audio

Balloon artist Jeremy Telford from Utah turned his lounge into something that looked like an inflatable movie set. Audio

Prince Charles is celebrating his 64th birthday today, with a party at Government House in the capital. 64 New Zealanders who share a birthday with the heir to the throne have been selected to join… Read more Audio

Descendants of a Palmerston North tribe say they had to hassle the Government for a meeting to press their case for the Crown not to settle a Treaty claim with an urban authority; The Far North iwi… Read more Audio

The Auckland-based Rocket Lab launched a three-metre-long rocket from Great Mercury Island in the Hauraki Gulf using a new type of fuel which blends the benefits of liquid and solid rocket fuel. Audio

The sun will be reduced to a thin crescent this morning by the most dramatic eclipse in decades. Audio