Morning Report

While New Zealand refuses to pay ransoms for hostages - France takes a different approach. It has been paying millions of dollars to Islamist extremist groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda for the return of… Read more Audio

An international law professor says the outlook for the captured New Zealand nurse is bleak. Louisa Akavi's capture by Islamic State more than five years ago was only revealed on Monday because the… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government would not have gone public with the case of a missing Red Cross nurse. Louisa Akavi was abducted by Islamic State in Syria in 2013, and the New… Read more Audio

A Muslim leader says there is a risk the millions donated to help mosque shooting victims could be going to the wrong families and may end up being taken out of the pockets of those who need it most… Read more Audio

Dylan Welch from the ABC is in Idlib in Syria and has just returned from the al-Hawl refugee camp, where as you heard, thousands of IS fighters and their families are now being held. He told Morning… Read more Audio

Gyles Beckford talks to Emma Beals, a New Zealand journalist in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. They discuss the decision to name Louisa Akavi, the NZ Red Cross nurse who was kidnapped by IS in… Read more Audio

Winston Peters is accusing Red Cross of futher endangering the life of New Zealand nurse Lousia Akavi by going public with her kidnapping. Louisa Avaki was on her 17th mission, delivering medical… Read more Audio

Ma'a Nonu's desire to play at another World Cup could still become a reality - with All Blacks coach Steve Hansen confirming the former test star is well and truly in the selection frame. Audio

Financial Markets Authority starts legal action against directors and executive of now delisted Oceania Natural for market manipulation. Old fashioned annuities suggested for retirement savings. More… Read more Audio

A Muslim leader says many families lost their bread winners in the mosque attacks and the money raised to help the victims needs to be distributed better. So far, of the nearly $19 million dollars… Read more Audio

New Zealand journalist Campbell Macdiarmid has spent time in refugee camps in Syria and has spoken to several former IS hostages who were held captive with Louisa Akavi. He spoke to Morning Report… Read more Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister has accused the International Red Cross of putting the life of New Zealand nurse Lousia Avaki at increased risk by going public with her kidnapping. The aid agency went… Read more Audio