Morning Report

The number of New Zealanders granted permanent residency in Australia has plummeted. In 2012 the number was about 2500- but in the eight months to February the number was just 45. Labour MP Peeni… Read more Audio

An Irish beach which vanished in a storm 33 years ago has reappeared. Sean Molloy, the manager at Achill Tourism, says a big storm in 1984 took "every last grain of sand' off the beach, But, he says… Read more Audio

News of a generous bonus for Fairfax Australia's top executives has enraged journalists striking over the company's plan to cut costs by slashing reporter numbers. Audio

Te reo Maori could soon join te reo Pakeha on traffic signs, ATMs or restaurant menus in several New Zealand towns that are considering going bilingual. Audio

The MP for Whanganui Chester Borrows will find out this morning whether a charge he faces of careless driving causing injury will be dismissed.Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin is following… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Scientists have been told to conduct their debates according to the science, not personalities. They've received a reminder of the rules after two took part in a radio discussion about whether… Read more Audio

Two Auckland race courses will be hosting hundreds of campervans full of Lions rugby fans for the first time to help the city cope as it gears up for the country's biggest sporting event since the… Read more Audio

Cyclone Donna is now heading south east to New Caledonia. The Deputy Director-General of the Pacific Community Cameron Diver is based in the capital Noumea. Audio

Cyclone Donna has now left Vanuatu and is heading south east to New Caledonia. Corinne Ambler is in Port Vila for the Red Cross. Audio

Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor will not be playing for New Zealand when the Kiwis take the field in the Rugby League World Cup in October. Ken Laban, a sports commentator, and longtime member of the… Read more Audio