Morning Report

70 years after the begining of Communist rule in China there have been violent clashes between police and protestors in Hong Kong. At least one person is in a critical condition after being shot, and… Read more Audio

Two hundred and fifty years after James Cook first set foot on New Zealand, Gisborne iwi will finally receive an apology from the British government today. The iwi says within the first two hours of… Read more Audio

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

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Pressure on the country's quarries has sparked warnings that road workers and construction companies may be forced to import heaps of gravel and crushed stone known as aggregate. Phil Pennington… Read more Audio

From lame-duck council to star performer -- Kaipara District Council's been born again thanks to spectacular population growth - at least according to its mayor. Farmer and environmentalist Jason… Read more Audio

Germany's first mass lawsuit begins as 450,000 owners of diesel Volkswagen cars take on the company. They argue they are owed compensation for being sold cars based on misleading emissions data. The… Read more Audio

Whanau Ora leaders are challenging their Minister Peeni Henare over where an 80 million dollar funding boost is going. The Commissioning Agencies, who pay for Whanau Ora services, say too much of that… Read more Audio