Morning Report

British prosecutors have charged two Russians with attempted murder after the Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury in March. Former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were… Read more Audio

The Crusaders first five Richie Mo'unga will get his first Test start for the All Blacks in Saturday night's Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Nelson. Audio

Britain charges two Russian military officers over the deadly Novichok attack in Salisbury, Auditors raise serious questions about bookkeeping at the Counties Manukau DHB, and Jacinda Ardern says… Read more Audio

Seven people have been charged in relation to NZ Police's Operation Inca. Garrick Knight is editor of Harnessed - a national harness racing publication. He spoke with Guyon Espiner before the news… Read more Audio

New research has found the labels on food that tell us how good - or not - it is for us are routinely ignored by shoppers. The study found over a quarter of less healthy food products claim they are… Read more Audio

Documents show Port Taranaki knew in mid-2017 that groundwater near New Plymouth was contaminated with a banned chemical but the public was not told for over a year. Also, tests at the Maui… Read more Audio

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is pushing back against the Productivity Commission's description of sheep and beef farming as "marginal". The Commission says New Zealand needs to change the way it farms if… Read more Video, Audio

Universities are blocking the publication of survey results that rate the usefulness of hundreds of their courses. The eight universities say there is a high risk results from the Tertiary Education… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

We talked earlier on Morning Report to Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier about his call for urgent action at Whanganui Prison to tackle inmate violence and intimidation. The Ombudsman's report found that… Read more Audio

Jacinda Ardern has arrived for the leader's retreat at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru where she's expected to ask for details about the detention of TVNZ journalist, Barbara Dreaver. Ms Dreaver… Read more Audio

Race-fixing claims have rocked the harness racing industry. Yesterday Police raided stables at 10 properties from Invercargill to Manawatu and warned. Some industry players are calling the… Read more Audio