Morning Report

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The National Party is accusing the Regional Economic Development Minister of inflating the climate change benefits of his one billion trees programme. The government hopes the tree planting programme… Read more Audio

A visiting water scientist from the United States Department of Agriculture has been surprised by the poor quality of New Zealand's fresh water. Mark Borchardt is a research microbiologist whose work… Read more Audio

A 26-year-old man is due to appear in the Auckland District Court today charged with the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane. She disappeared on December 1. On Saturday police confirmed their… Read more Audio

The New Zealand men's sevens team have been dumped out in this morning's semi-finals of the Cape Town leg of the World Series. Audio

A body believed to be that of British backpacker Grace Millane is found in the Waitakere ranges.. We'll cross live to our reporter at the scene, A man is shot amid Black Power and Mongrel Mob tensions… Read more Audio

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

The Sir Peter Jackson produced film 'Mortal Engines' has premiered in LA. The film is science fiction and set in a world many thousands of years in the future where earth's cities now roam the globe… Read more Audio

The Youth Court could be dealing with up to a thousand more young people when law changes come into force next year and 17-year-olds no longer appear in adult courts. Oranga Tamariki, which runs youth… Read more Audio

Fonterra has signalled it might sell Tip Top as it's not willing to invest the amount needed to keep the company profitable - sparking concerns an overseas buyer might lap it up. The move has outraged… Read more Audio

Politicians believe a series of secret recordings being made public are more a sign of bad working relationships, than a worrying upward trend. Former staff of National MP Maggie Barry's are the… Read more Audio