Morning Report

A population boost is being predicted for Ōpōtiki on the back of the growing aquaculture, kiwifruit and manuka industries. Jo O'Brien reports about the prospects for the eastern Bay of Plenty… Read more Audio

Lincoln University has been told to consider cutting courses and outsourcing its administration to dig itself out a financial hole. The university has not had an operating surplus for ten years… Read more Audio

A Dunedin District Court has overturned an earlier Tenancy tribunal ruling thst ordered local landlord Vic Inglis to pay a tenant almost $11,000 in rent because the tenancy was never lawful in the… Read more Audio

Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on parties to rethink their positions after coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel collapsed. Germany's president is to meet party leaders… Read more Audio

Aucklanders will be paying an extra 10 cents a litre on their fuel bill when a regional fuel tax comes into force - the Government has confirmed it will be putting the tax in place as a priority. But… Read more Audio

After nearly 40 years in power, Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has resigned. The Zanu PF party has 90 days, according to the constitution, to nominate a replacement for Mr Mugabe. That man appears… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says a change in the way it calculates salary increases is the reason for a surge in the number of employees earning more than $100,000 a year. Researcher Sam Warburton… Read more Audio

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has ordered a full report into this year's NCEA Level One maths exam that many teachers say was too difficult. A group of more than 30 teachers drafted a letter of… Read more Audio

Police have arrested a 26-year-old man in relation to the shooting of Wellington taxi driver Alem Tesema on Saturday night. Mr Tesema was shot in the shoulder by a passenger who refused to pay a fare… Read more Audio