Morning Report

Turkey's threatening to flood Europe with refugees, if its leaders keep calling his country's invasion into Syria an occupation. Turkish forces are stepping up air strikes and a ground offensive… Read more Audio

As councils and candidates worry about the low voter turnout at this year's local body elections, Masterton District Council has a novel idea: take the ballot box to voters. The council's now on track… Read more Audio

If you haven't voted in your local elections yet - you had better be quick. Voting closes at midday on Saturday, but councils are urging people to act now. Marguerite Delbet, the General Manager… Read more Audio

Italy's captain Sergio Parisse has lashed out at the decision to cancel their game against the All Blacks, calling it ridiculous. He told reporters "If New Zealand needed four or five points against… Read more Audio

Cricket fans are in a spin now that Spark Sport has won the rights to broadcast New Zealand Cricket. The six-year deal allows the online streaming platform to show all matches played by the Black Caps… Read more Audio

The Christchurch Call has been tested by the Halle attack on a synagogue and kebab shop in Germany in which two people were killed. The gunman streamed live to a gaming website Twitch, which is owned… Read more Audio

A Melbourne man is fighting to hold the Catholic church accountable for three clerics and a teacher who sexually violated him as a boy in Otago. Marc - RNZ won't use his surname - has come back to New… Read more Audio

After 43 debates, hundreds of speaking engagements and thousands of conversations with constituents, Auckland's mayoral candidates are wrapping up their campaigns. So what have we learned about the… Read more Audio

A shooting outside a synagogue in Germany yesterday was livestreamed on the Amazon-owned streaming service Twitch - a service used more than Facebook and YouTube for live streams. While Twitch said… Read more Audio

Religious leaders are appalled that the Christchurch mosque shooting appears to have inspired a copycat. A 27-year-old German gunman, who shot and killed two people as he attempted to enter a… Read more Audio

New Zealand First is taking credit for ratcheting up requirements for migrants who want to bring their parents to New Zealand. The Government announced the visa's reinstatement this week - but it came… Read more Audio