Morning Report

Thousands of Wellington commuters are facing disruption this morning after train drivers walked off the job.

Zimbabwe's military is insistent that its takeover in Harare is not a coup, despite it… Read more Audio

In what local papers are describing as "an intolerable football shame, an indelible stain" Italy have failed to qualify for next year's Football World Cup Finals in Russia. It's the first time in 60… Read more Audio

Splitting international match fees between playing nations could solve the Samoa Rugby Union's financial crisis, Samoa's Prime Minister has said. The Samoan union has had to resort to asking the… Read more Audio

Refugee Action Coaliton's Ian Rintoul says claims the men left on Manus Island are dangerous is rubbish. This after a former security guard at the facility yesterday warned the Government against… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

RNZ's Simon Hampton is in Lima for Thursday's World Cup decider between the All Whites and Peru. He tells us thousands of fans are already chanting outside the stadium, and he's even seen a witch… Read more Audio

In an effort to avoid a repeat of last weekend, a family event is going to be held in Ōtāhuhu for Tonga fans this weekend. What started out as a celebration turned into mass disorder, drunkenness and… Read more Audio

Jacinda Ardern has followed through with her promise to push Australia over the plight of asylum seekers on Manus Island. While she has been denied a substantive meeting with her Australian… Read more Audio

Canberra Professor in public ethics Clive Hamilton has written: Silent Invasion: How China is turning Australia into a Puppet State. It was due to be published by Allen and Unwin, but it has out… Read more Audio