Morning Report

Businesses want climate change action, but what to do? Falling NZ dollar helps offset softer commodity returns. Law changes boost credit unions. The latest from subdued  money markets. Audio

The National Party says the Government's KiwiBuild ballot system is not fair. For the first years of the KiwiBuild scheme, homes will be balloted to give buyers who've registered for the programme an… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

An early look at the business news, and a catch up of overnight global financial market action.   Audio

A lawyer is calling for police recruits to have more suicide risk training after the number of suicide-related calls jumped by 50-percent in five years. Police figures show that last year, on average… Read more Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries has had to remove a dozen species from the list of trees it was pushing people to plant as part of its Billion Tree Programme after some were revealed to be pests… Read more Audio

The Northern Stars have picked up just their second win over the ANZ netball Premiership upsetting the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56-51 in Auckland. Audio

Thousands rush to register for KiwiBuild homes, The Russell McVeagh sexual misconduct report comes out today. We have some details what it will cover, The government plans law changes so it can move… Read more Audio

Researchers say they will get the best insight ever into the state of the Maori language thanks to the internationally recognised longitudinal study, Growing Up in New Zealand. The study involves… Read more Audio

After a tense match, England has just beaten Colombia in a penalty shoot-out. A somewhat breathless Coen Lammers is on the line from the stadium, where he was just metres from the goalbox. Audio

An Otago school is calling for the government to review a policy that allows students to stand in the aisle of buses while on the open road. The board of trustees for Wanaka Primary School says the… Read more Audio

A schoolboy rugby player has been banned as a result of a massive investigation into online purchases of prohibited substances. The player - who was a minor at the time of offending, so cannot be… Read more Audio