Morning Report

The Southern Steel midcourter Gina Crampton was at a loss to explain their horrible start in last night's netball Premiership game against the Tactix in Christchurch. Audio

Tech company bosses and world leaders sign up to the Christchurch Call agreement in Paris.

The Ministry of Social Development is blasted by the Privacy Commissioner for intrusive and excessive fraud… Read more Audio

A novel exploring one of New Zealand's last executions, and the events that followed, has won the country's most prestigious literary prize. The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, which are in their 51st… Read more Audio

One of the great mysteries of nature is where temperate freshwater eels, including our very own longfin eels, go to breed. And it's a mystery that NIWA freshwater ecologists are hoping to solve, using… Read more Audio

Just two days after being crowned Premier League champions, Manchester City is facing a ban for breaking financial rules. Investigators from the European football governing body UEFA want Manchester… Read more Audio

Oranga Tamariki - the government agency responsible for children - has warned the experts reviewing the troubled Family Court that the system is failing vulnerable young people. Last year, the Justice… Read more Audio

E-scooters will automatically slow to a maximum of 15 kilometres an hour in parts of Auckland under a new council licensing scheme. There will slow-speed zones in high use areas such as Takapuna… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A solo mum who's had her benefit cut by $28 a week for six-and-a-half years says the government is waiting too long to scrap the sanction that's leaving her out of pocket.

Following the release of… Read more Audio

Has the government's tertiary fees-free policy failed? RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen joins Susie Ferguson with the analysis. Audio

The government is standing by the rollout of its no tertiary fees policy, despite $200 million earmarked for the programme being redirected towards reforming vocational training. The Finance Minister… Read more Audio

The Manila-based internet forums 4chan and 8chan could be shut down by the Philippines government, with officials considering legislating against the spread of extreme violence online. Gill Bonnett… Read more Audio