Morning Report

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Top stories this morning... Junior hospital doctors are set to walk off the job after last-ditch mediation fails The threat of industrial action also hangs over schools as the new year begins… Read more Audio

Journalist and RNZ contributor Rob Hosking died of cancer last weekend at the age of 54. Morning Report host Susie Ferguson remembers his kindness, intelligence and fine taste in whiskey. Read more Audio

Novak Djokovic has cruised into the Australian Open semi-finals after his opponent Kei Nishikori retired mid-match with a leg injury. And Serena Williams has crashed out of the tournament, rolling her… Read more Audio

The Defence Minister says it won't be long before there are more details of one of the biggest procurements in decades. Last year, the government announced $2.3 billion for new planes to replace the… Read more Audio

An Auckland music camp designed to bring more women into the music industry is about to start in the capital. Read more Audio

Tenzing Norgay's son Norbu Tenzing says a move to limit the number of people attempting to scale Mount Everest would save lives. China has announced it will cut the number of people attempting to… Read more Audio

Farmers say skilled workers will leave the country unless their visas start reflecting their true value. In changes made just before the last election , low skilled workers who previously could remain… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Mid-summer in central Otago seems an unlikely time and place to host an international winter sport tournament, but that's exactly what's been happening in Naseby all this week. The tiny Maniototo town… Read more Audio