Morning Report

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The Central Pulse's undefeated streak continues in netball's Premiership after their 11th win of the season in a 62 to 44 victory over the Tactix. Audio

The National Party is calling the census a "complete and utter shambles" . The row between Destiny Church and the government gets ugly A senior doctor says a fundamental lack of trust between striking… Read more Audio

A New Zealander has broken the world record for the most merino ewes shorn in eight hours. Lou Brown sheared 497 sheep at a farm in Western Australia, breaking the record set 16 years ago by his coach… Read more Audio

Spain is seeing some of the highest voter turnout in its history, as the encumbent Prime Minister is threatened by a new alt-right group trying to take power. Spain is historically a two-party country… Read more Audio

Scams on Chinese social media could be going under-reported, with victims not knowing where to go for help, or finding language a barrier to reporting them. Latest figures show New Zealanders lost $33… Read more Audio

Feijoas are under attack on two fronts - from a pest and a fungus.The Guava moth has been causing problems for a number of years but now there's a fungal threat that's devestated crops in Kerikeri… Read more Audio

The first episode of The Detail is out. RNZ and Newsroom's daily news podcast, explaining the news. Host Sharon Brettkelly is here to tell us what they've dug into today. Audio

Police have recovered eight of the 11 guns stolen from a Palmerston North police station on Thursday. The robbery raises questions about how secure guns handed in to police will be, as the government… Read more Audio

RNZ health correspondent Karen Brown is outside Wellington Regional Hospital as the junior doctors' strike begins. Audio

Members of the Resident Doctors' Association have just walked off the job at all public hospitals except in Canterbury, which has been excluded due to the March 15 terrorist attacks. It's the fifth… Read more Audio