Morning Report

A visiting Canadian water scientist says he is at a loss to understand why all drinking water in New Zealand is not treated to avoid the risk of illness. Dr Steve Hrudey from the University of Alberta… Read more Audio

A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

Iain Cameron, who seeks out and records snow that survives on Scotland's highest mountains, believes the country's longest-lasting patch of snow - known as the Sphinx - has only days left before it… Read more Audio

Heritage enthusiasts fear that if the owners of a historic building in Whanganui are given permission to demolish it, it could trigger a domino effect. The owners of Number 1 Victoria Avenue - at the… Read more Audio

National is telling voters they shouldn't bother voting for minor parties. Yesterday on the campaign trail Bill English said voters should cut out the middle man and simply vote for one of the two… Read more Audio

John and Graham Sanderson and younger brother Nigel have blasted the Government for abandoning their family in the struggle to keep their 86-year-old father from losing his leaky Auckland home. They… Read more Audio

The mother of a paranoid schizophrenic says community-care is failing her son and others with the most chronic mental illnesses, and is advocating for hospitals to care for them full time. Audio

Leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, has claimed she does not know why 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled her country. The BBC's Jonah Fisher joins us from the capital, Naypyidaw, with more details. Audio