Morning Report

US President Donald Trump has returned to America from his Asia trip, with high praise for his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte. Mr Trump said he had a "great relationship" with the Filipino… Read more Audio

United Future is to be consigned to the past. The Party's new Leader Damian Light has confirmed United Future will disband following the retirement of founder and former leader Peter Dunne and a… Read more Audio

The National Party's support has suddenly become pivotal to the success of the rebranded Trans-Pacific Partnership. Labour's support partner, the Greens, will not be supporting the deal and Labour… Read more Audio

Solo mothers on a benefit who don't name the father of their child won't have their welfare payments cut under the Labour-led Government. The Social Development Minister, Carmel Sepuloni, has… Read more Audio

Fear of death and destruction in an earthquake has been supplanted in parts of Welllington by the fear of being ruined financially. A year on from the Kaikoura earthquake, owners of earthquake-prone… Read more Audio

A ceremony is now underway in Kaikōura to commemorate the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake. RNZ's Logan Church is there, and describes the scene to us. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Auckland's mayor says the benefits from hosting the 2021 Americas Cup regatta will be felt throughout the country, not just his city. It'll cost Auckland betwen $140-190 million to host the event and… Read more Audio

Apartment owners in Wellington say, a year on from the Kaikōura earthquake, many are facing financial ruin. There are 200 residential earthquake-prone buildings in the capital. One of the owners… Read more Audio