Morning Report

A cockatoo that escaped during a flight training at Auckland Zoo has been returned safely to the keepers, after a night out. Mabo the red-tail cocktatoo was on his second free-flight training session… Read more Audio

Treasury research shows NCEA pass rates plummet and truancy rises if children move schools a lot. It says schools need to share information about transient students quickly and effectively, but a… Read more Audio

More than 150 Auckland building owners have opted to shell out thousands of dollars in a bid to reconsider their earthquake prone status. After earthquake assessment legislation was passed last year… Read more Audio

A group of fire engineers say illegal demands from councils are pushing their design fees up by thousands of dollars without improving safety. They have now obtained a legal opinion that says councils… Read more Audio

A 72-year-old former police officer has been arrested in the decades-old "Golden State Killer" case in California. Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested without a struggle in Citrus Heights in Sacramento… Read more Audio

The owners of an historic building that houses Sir Peter Jackson's Great War exhibition say they want it back, and are urging the Governmment to end uncertainty about its future. For the past four… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a three-day state visit to the United States with a speech to congress in Washington. In it he said he hoped Mr Trump would reconsider joining the Paris… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

New Zealand First Cabinet Minister Shane Jones says politicians need more control over the state sector. By law, state sector workers must be politically neutral. But Mr Jones says the government… Read more Audio