Morning Report

There are warnings today's closure of the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea could end in tragedy. Refugees detained by Australia on Manus say they'll peacefully resist removal from the… Read more Audio

Donald Trump's controversial former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another former campaign aide Rick Gates have been arrested by the FBI team investigating Russian interference in last year's… Read more Audio

There are calls for the government, or the Wellington Council, to step in with financing for earthquake strengthening the capital's buildings. At least half of the 100 building owners who face a… Read more Audio

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has fled Spain with other members of the Catalan Government as Spain confirmed it will bring rebellion and sedition charges against the group. Mr Puigdemont was… Read more Audio

An Auckland steel framing company says shop canopies so unsafe that they could fall on people and kill them are a nationwide hazard. Tony Black who runs Black Steel Mobile says last week they were… Read more Audio

The controversial Manus Island detention centre is scheduled to be shut today... but there are fears the move will spark violent confrontations. The ABC's Liam Fox is on Manus at the moment. He tells… Read more Audio