Morning Report

New Zealand First minister Shane Jones has remembered Pita Paraone as a diplomatic and unflappable leader who did not seek frontline glory. Northland's Ngati Hine people are in mourning for the… Read more Audio

The Human Rights Commission is calling for employers to be made to reveal their pay scales so that staff can find out if they're earning what they should be. The commission hopes this will help close… Read more Audio

Mental health experts are telling the government that it has got to come up with more money and a clear plan to help bring down the country's suicide rate. Latest figures show the number of suicides… Read more Audio

District health boards have been warned by the Health Ministry not to accept an offer from global tobacco giant Philip Morris to supply smokeless tobacco products to people trying to quit cigarettes… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The Educational Institute is urging its members to call for a halt of the roll-out of 623 new special education jobs which it says are flawed, unworkable and inequitable. The union has asked… Read more Audio

The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson says they were able to force the game in their favour - as they scored an impressive victory over Sri Lanka in the second cricket Test in Colombo. Audio

A public health academic says Philip Morris's lobbying in New Zealand fits with the company's international playbook, There's a sharp increase in the number of Maori committing suicide, and… Read more Audio

Curtains will close on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival later today, for what's been a bumper year for Kiwi comics and artists. Nearly 30 performers made their way to the Scottish capital for the… Read more Audio

Kiwi motorcycle star Bruce Anstey has made a stunning return to the sport in the Isle of Man after winning in the Lightweight Classic TT. It's a huge achievement for the former Wellingtonian who quit… Read more Audio