Morning Report

A road safety campaigner says all buses travelling over 50 kilometres an hour should have seatbelts. Clive Matthew-Wilson from the Dog and Lemon website says there is no reason seatbelts can't be… Read more Audio

Nineteen people from the Ngai Te Rangi iwi were injured on Thursday afternoon when their bus crashed into a ditch near Sanson in the Manawatu and rolled onto its roof. Six of the 19 people were taken… Read more Audio

Rescuers are hoping to fly a 29-year-old Australian soldier off Mount Aspiring on Friday. Grave fears were being held for the climber before he was found at five o'clock yesterday, just north of the… Read more Audio

The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko would have liked a few more putts to drop but she's generally happy with her opening round at the British Open at Royal Lyhtam and St Annes. Audio

A2 Milk's new CEO talks for the first time. Simple statements trigger changes in KiwiSaver investors' behaviour. Gaming industry developers have big ideas for the future. The latest from the money… Read more Audio

The government says work is now under way to develop new rules that will support a reduction in carbon emissions from aircraft. Transport Minister Phil Twyford says globally, aviation accounts for… Read more Audio

United States firefighters say they're desperate for the arrival of international help including a team of New Zealanders who are enroute to help fight fires ravaging parts of California and Oregon… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

An early look at the day's business news. A catch up on overnight action on global markets. Audio

The owner of an iconic Wellington building housing Sir Peter Jackson's world war one exhibition says it needs the building back. Massey University and the Ministry for Culture and Heritage issued a… Read more Audio

Foreign observers are pressuring the electoral commission to announce the results quickly - and to address concerns about fraud by being transparent about the entire process. One of those foreign… Read more Audio