Morning Report

The Government will pay for the clean-up of Edgecumbe homes, including those that weren't insured. We talk to Whakatane District Mayor Tony Bonne. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

What do our commentators Hirini Kaa and Scott Campbell make of the charter school debate? Read more Audio

Michelle Grattan joins us to discuss the budget in Australia. She says the unexpected bank levy was most likely motivated by the push to reach surplus by 2021. She says foreigners buying into the… Read more Audio

Labour's education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says Charter Schools will be given options to change. He is confident Labour's Maori MPs will get behind the policy. "I think we need to focus on… Read more Audio

Universities expect a tripling of fees for New Zealanders studying in Australia will drive a lot of students to return home to get their degrees. Audio

We talk to the two sides of the charter school debate. On one side is Raewyn Tipene, the chief executive of He Puna Marama Trust which runs a Maori-focussed charter school in Whangarei. "It will be a… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

MPs Peeni Henare and Marama Davidson say there's a huge opportunity for Maori TV with the departure of CEO Paora Maxwell. They say they hope staff morale will improve after a period in which a… Read more Audio

For the first time in a decade South Korea has elected a liberal President, choosing former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in. It follows the impeachment of Park Geun-hye after a corruption scandal… Read more Audio

Staff at the Hanford nuclear waste site, 300 kilometres south east of Seattle, have been ordered to "take cover" after a portion of a tunnel contaminated with radioactive materials appeared to… Read more Audio