Morning Report

Recycling companies are scrambling to figure out what to do with the thousands of tonnes of plastic they have been sending to China when a ban on some imports kicks in next year. Paul Evans is the… Read more Audio

A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

Police urge Samoan, Tongan fans to keep peace, Pasifika leaders urge calm after Samoan, Tongan brawls, Ardern to meet Turnbull as Manus detainees beg for help, New Immigration Minister discusses Manus… Read more Audio

Police urge Samoan, Tongan fans to keep peace, Pasifika leaders urge calm after Samoan, Tongan brawls, Ardern to meet Turnbull as Manus detainees beg for help, New Immigration Minister discusses Manus… Read more Audio

A lawyer is warning building owners and employers that ignorance is no defence if ceilings and walls fall and hurt or kill people in a quake. Between half and 90 percent of the restraints on suspended… Read more Audio

The British Prime Minister Theresa May is promising a new independent process to handle sexual harassment and abuse complaints against politicians. Mrs May said she was "deeply concerned" by recent… Read more Audio

From next April, Māori managing whanau, hapu and iwi businesses will be able to tap into some high level support from six New Zealand universities. The business schools at Auckland, AUT, Waikato… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A New Zealand man who went to Australia on a family visit has found himself detained on remote Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on an… Read more Audio

The standoff on Manus Island is continuing with the 600 refugees in the detention centre refusing to leave. The Australian government is urging them to move even as their lawyers are trying to have… Read more Audio