Morning Report

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight action on global financial markets. Audio

An Otago property management company has apologised for asking prospective tenants to enter into a bidding war to rent what it describes as "the most notorious flat on campus". After a backlash from… Read more Audio

The Southern Steel have all but secured an elimination final spot in netball's Premiership after a clinical 63 to 48 win over the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Audio

Taupo fatal crash: Thousands expected at tangi for seven, Harawira defends Destiny's Man Up prison programme, KiwiBuild deals made at casual chats, Judith Collins says. Audio

Defending champion Jonelle Price has been forced to withdraw from this week's Badminton Horse trial because of an injury to her horse. The New Zealand Olympic rider won the prestigous English three… Read more Audio

Today's podcast is about Stuff investigative journalist Paula Penfold who has done a documentary on abortion. She decided to tell her own story as part of it. The podcast is about why she decided to… Read more Audio

Returning now to our earlier story about the call by the mayor of Wellington for the government to explore the return of a state-backed insurance company. Guyon Espiner talks to Insurance Council of… Read more Audio

Businesses in Naenae in Lower Hutt are struggling and some are having to shut up shop after the closure of the local swimming pool has turned the shopping centre into a ghost town. The Olympic pool… Read more Audio

Pamphlets attacking Islam and labeling those who bring Muslims here guilty of treason, have been left on the windscreens of churchgoers in Palmerston North. Many suspect they are in retaliation to the… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

While most Kiwi think of PSY's song 'Gangnam Style' as a quirky one hit wonder, its just one part of the K-Pop phenomenon enveloping the world. New Zealand is playing its part... both as consumers of… Read more Audio