Morning Report

Commuter trains could run between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga if a scheme proposed by transport lobbyists finds backing. Greater Auckland's Patrick Reynolds spoke with RNZ's Todd Niall. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

'Pay attention', mourners in Charlottesville told; exodus of senior social workers before Oranga Tamariki launch; National looks to future with Todd Barclay's replacement; Beyond the Beehive: The Far… Read more Audio

A petition will be delivered to Parliament today in a bid to stop a water pipeline being laid through a sanctuary for the country's rarest kiwi. ActionStation campaign director Laura O'Connell Rapira… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Super Fund has substantially withdrawn from some of the world's biggest oil companies, saying they are risky investments. But the Petroleum Production and Exploration Association says… Read more Audio

Rising levels of poverty have left Maori rangatahi with fewer resources to prepare for the future, a new study has found. Te Manu Korihi reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui has more. Read more Audio

It's not yet known if there's a major public health risk from untreated water that flowed through pipes in Dunedin. Southern District Health Board's Medical Officer of Health Dr Keith Reid joins us. Audio

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has told the United Nations that if the New Zealand Government doesn't have an inquiry into historical abuse in state care, it's failing in its duty under… Read more Audio

There are fears a disease wiping out forests of native trees in Hawaii could do the same to pohutukawa and rata here if biosecurity practices aren't stepped up. Jacob McSweeny reports. Audio