Morning Report Podcast Options

8:13 AM.Bill Roggio is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies in Washington DC and editor of 'The Long War Journal'. Audio

8:11 AM.Christopher Havard was killed alongside Daryl Jones, a New Zealander who was also known as Muslim bin John, and three others in the strike. Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:58 AM.Four recording giants have launched a fresh legal bid to freeze Kim Dotcom's New Zealand assets. Audio

7:54 AM.A new report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has called for an end to livestock being exposed to toxic oil industry waste in Taranaki. Audio

7:48 AM.The compelling video is stoking the debate in Washington about negotiating with the Taliban. Audio

7:42 AM.The Tongan Prime Minister has defended his country's use of low interest loans from the likes of China, saying it's an affordable way to boost economic development, and to help rebuild after… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Australian researchers in Perth yesterday released underwater audio they say could possibly be the airliner hitting the water. Audio

7:26 AM.Listening to that is the chief executive of Fletcher Construction, Graham Darlow. Audio

7:22 AM.Homeowners and construction contractors say people are being left vulnerable to asbestos exposure after the material has been covered up in Christchurch houses during the Canterbury rebuild. Audio

7:18 AM.President Obama has given a keynote speech in Warsaw to mark twenty-five years of Polish democracy, calling it a beacon for neighbouring Ukraine. Audio

7:14 AM.The president of the Southland Muslim Association, Reza Abdul-Jabbar, says Christopher Havard attended the Invercargill mosque about three or four years ago. Audio

7:10 AM.The Australian terrorist suspect Christopher Havard, who was killed by an American drone strike last November, spent up to two years in New Zealand before he went to Yemen. Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.US stocks have risen, with the S&P 500 hitting another intraday record high as investors brushed off weaker-than-expected labor market data and focused on an acceleration in services-sector growth. Audio

6:55 AM.Northland Port Corporation says tough economic times, combined with poor shoreside infrastructure, mean a Whangarei marina it's buying is always half-empty. Audio

6:54 AM.Steel & Tube Holdings has been fined 12-thousand dollars and publicly censured by the NZX's markets disciplinary tribunal for several breaches of the exchange's listing rules. Audio

6:52 AM.The latest report is warning New Zealand firms that they need to increasingly use digital media to engage with their customers. Audio

6:51 AM.The administrators of Postie Plus say they have reached a conditional agreement to sell the 82-store retail chain as a going concern to an unnamed international retail group. Audio

6:49 AM.Separately, commodity prices fell for a third consecutive month, with record prices for seafood and gains in wool, kiwifruit and sheepmeat prices unable to offset falls in dairy and forestry prices. Audio

6:48 AM.It's contrasting fortunes for two of the mainstays of the country's expanding economy. Audio

6:46 AM.Ever wondered why koalas hug trees? Audio

6:42 AM.An investigation is underway in Ireland into the discovery of the remains of nearly eight-hundred babies near a former Catholic home for unmarried mothers. Audio

6:40 AM.An Australian terrorist suspect who was killed by a American drone strike last November is thought to have spent up to two years in New Zealand before he travelled to Yemen. Audio

6:27 AM.An iwi leader is calling an Asia New Zealand Foundation survey mischievous and subversive, for asking Maori to say what New Zealanders think of Asians; There's a call to reserve positions on the… Read more Audio