Morning Report

Labour promises to crack down on multinational tax dodgers; The Government moves to simplify Working for Families; Police are treating one of the two devastating Port Hill as suspicious. Locals want… Read more Audio

A new cartoon will see the Pipi Ma doll come to life for the first time on Maori Television this November. Audio

Deputy Prime Minister, Paula Bennett responds to Metiria Turei's revelations that she lied to Work and Income while on a benefit. Mrs Bennett says while she was on a benefit herself as young mother… Read more Audio

The renowned Maori artist and carver Cliff Whiting has died aged 81. Audio

In Hamilton, the shortage of affordable homes has seen women return to the violent homes they had previously fled. Ruahine Albert is the chief executive of the Waikato Women's Refuge. Audio

Hundreds of properties in the Central Plateau and Taihape area, are heading into their sixth day without power after last week's big storm. Powerco's network operations manager Phil Marsh has the… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

After a succession of 12 white men, Jodie Whittaker has been named by the BBC as the 13th Doctor Who. Paul Scoones, the president of the New Zealand Doctor Who fan club, is thrilled. Audio

Christchurch residents report receiving a spate of calls with scammers trying to gain remote access to computers to fix a nonexistent problem, and then wanting credit card details so they can charge… Read more Audio

Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei lied to Work and Income in the 1990s to avoid cuts to her sole parent benefit. The lawyer Catriona MacLennan says Work and Income has prosecuted people for similar… Read more Audio

Do we still need Maori electorate seats in Parliament? Don Brash, a spokesperson for the Hobson's Pledge Trust which wants a referendum on the seats and Marama Fox, co-leader of the Maori Party, which… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio