Morning Report

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel says it was important to be patient and play the long game as he helped keep the Black Caps in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Audio

Labour's Grant Robertson talks to political reporter Jo Moir about being in government and looking ahead to the 2020 election. Read more Audio

Green Party's James Shaw talks to political reporter Jo Moir about being in government and looking ahead to the 2020 election. Read more Audio

New Zealand First's Winston Peters talks to political reporter Jo Moir about being in government and looking ahead to the 2020 election. Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Being paid to vote is one of the ideas put forward as a way to get more people voting in this year's local body elections. Voter turnout for council elections has been falling since the 80s and… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Family members of veterans exposed to radiation on Mururoa Atoll are being asked to participate in a genetic study to see whether they may have been affected by their relatives' exposure. The… Read more Audio

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu Vete Sakaio says the threat posed by climate change isn't just imminent - it's already here. Mr Sakaio says climate change as the focus of his United Nations… Read more Audio

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel carved through Sri Lanka's top order and took five wickets to even the odds for the visitors after the second day of the opening cricket test in Galle. Audio