Morning Report

An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight action on global financial markets. Audio

The Palmerston North City Council is assuring residents their water supply is completely safe from high levels of contamination found in streams near the airport. Seven tests have detected the… Read more Audio

The England cricketer Alastair Cook has marked his final test innings in fairytale fashion. Audio

Nurses say Plunket wants to cut back services to better-off families, a medical scare at Auckland Airport leaves passengers in quarantine for two hours, England cricketer Alastair Cook signs off from… Read more Audio

For Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2018 - Māori Language Week- Guyon Espiner & Te Manu Korihi’s Shannon Haunui-Thompson sat down to learn some kīwahi - colloquial sayings. Check it out here: https://www.radio… Read more Audio

A shark cage operator says he can't afford to walk away from the business despite the Court of Appeal ruling last week that the practise is illegal. It ended a long-running stoush between the… Read more Audio

A major 1080 pest control programme across the Hunua Ranges, south-east of Auckland, has been suspended. A lobby group opposing the drop - The Friends of Sherwood Trust - has won a temporary… Read more Audio

Nelson's fling with the All Blacks may be short-lived. The team played their first ever test in the city on Saturday night, beating Argentina 46-24 to make it three wins from three in the Rugby… Read more Audio

In the second event of her highly anticipated New Zealand tour, US whistleblower Chelsea Manning talked about solitary confinement, "the whirring death machine" of the military and police, and what… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Some locals in Whanganui are unhappy that their newspaper has adopted the Maori spelling of the city. But local iwi and community leaders are commending the Whanganui Chronicle, now with the H - some… Read more Audio

US tennis star, Serena Williams, has been fined US$17,000 for her three code violations in the final of the US Tennis Open. In a very public on-court dispute Williams called the umpire a thief and… Read more Audio