Morning Report

The Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle says Israel Folau has shown "no remorse" in a meeting with her - leaving the organisation with no option but to terminate his contract. Audio

Winston Peters accuses the International Red Cross of putting the life of New Zealand nurse Lousia Avaki at increased risk, We have details of the overcrowded refugee camp in Syria where she may have… Read more Audio

A colony of long-tailed bats have been discovered in a reserve close to Rotorua city - not a place they usually hang-out. This is only the third time these bats have been found in a semi-urban area -… Read more Audio

Contractors brought in to sort out Wellington's shambolic new bus rollout have been paid more than a million-and-a-half dollars to fix the problem. The new bus timetables and routes were launched in… Read more Audio

Seventy-five lawyers and academics have signed an open letter to the government saying David Seymour’s voluntary euthanasia bill is not for purpose and incapable of being salvaged. One of those… Read more Audio

A nurse and therapist specialising in youth suicide is concerned not enough is known about how assisted dying may effect vulnerable youth. The End of Life Choice Bill allows for people in unbearable… Read more Audio

Lower cost, higher quality, and more durable buildings - that's the aim of the new construction industry accord. Announced by the Prime Minister on Sunday, the agreement between the government and… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Yvette Williams was one of New Zealand's greatest athletes ... and yet she wasn't a household name. Ms Williams, who died yesterday aged 89, was the first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic gold… Read more Audio

There has been a ten-fold increase in the number of people over 60-years-old getting help for an addiction to opiate drugs. Figures released by the Ministry of Health show at least five hundred people… Read more Audio

Student leaders from Otago University's hostel Knox College have revealed their managers were told two years ago that sexual assault allegations were not being handled properly. Dozens of women have… Read more Audio

Tiger Woods has written himself into golf history by ending ten years in the sporting wilderness to win a fifth US Masters championship this morning. The 43-year-old last won the Masters in 2005 and… Read more Audio