Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Staff from Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao at the University of Waikato are challenging broadcasters to stop butchering te reo Māori. Members of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies want the… Read more Audio

It's a big weekend for the Warriors rugby league club. Not only is the men's team playing in their first finals series since 2011 but the club's women's side will be become part of rugby league… Read more Audio

A New Zealand couple caught up in a corruption scandal in Western Australia met while working at the Hutt City Council. The Australian Corruption and Crime Commission has described the behaviour of… Read more Audio

British officials faced their Russian counterparts at a UN Security Council special meeting called overnight to discuss the Salisbury novichok attack. Back in March ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his… Read more Audio

The average price of fuel has reached a record 30-year high, and will climb further in October with a new national fuel tax. 91 Octane nationwide is now more than $2.30 a litre, but in Waiheke and… Read more Audio

Despite never having beaten the All Blacks in 25 tests, its Argentina who are feeling the pressure ahead of tomorrow night's test in Nelson. Audio

Ngaruahine iwi members gathered at a dawn ceremony near Kapuni in Taranaki this morning to remember the 150th anniversary of the battle of Te Ngutu o Te Manu. It was here that Maori under the command… Read more Audio

Hard on the heels of a pay deal for nurses, there are worries about a looming exodus of nurses. A month ago nurses voted to accept a $520-million pay deal with their employers, ending strike action… Read more Audio

It's Game On in Nelson. The streets are swept, the shop windows cleaned and the welcome mat out for thousands expected in town for tomorrow's match between the All Blacks and Argentina's Pumas - the… Read more Audio

The National Party is calling for Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha to stand aside. Yesterday it was confirmed that formal complaints have been laid against the Mr Haumaha, accusing him of… Read more Audio

Hollywood star Burt Reynolds has died. Perhaps best known for his roles in 'Smoky and the Bandit' and 'Deliverance', and perhaps his moustache, he was a notorious sex symbol in Hollywood. He also… Read more Audio