Morning Report

Parliament's Speaker of the House David Carter has offered MPs assurances over the scanning of their emails but the MP who found his emails had been blocked, Chris Hipkins, doesn't accept Mr Carter's… Read more Audio

Tamaki College in Auckland is a decile one school; it has a roll of 550 students and just 7 of them are Pakeha. Parents not wanting to send their children there are instead enrolling out of zone. Audio

The electrified section of the main trunk line between Auckland and Wellington could be mothballed. Audio

The New Zealand government will defend tomorrow its record on protecting and caring for children to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Children's Commissioner is there too. Audio

The Government has formally agreed to pay for half of Auckland's downtown rail tunnel But the costs have gone up to three billion dollars. Audio

RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson analyses the political fallout of the Kermadecs stoush. Audio

Te Ohu Kai Moana is planning court action over the Government's plans for the Kermadec Ocean sanctuary. They are willing to shelve their rights for a decade but want to reserve the right for… Read more Audio

A campaign is being launched today to stop solo mothers having their benefit docked if they fail to identify the fathers of their children. The sanction is described as excessively punitive. Audio

Police are investigating a suspicious death on Auckland's Queen Street. Audio

British man recounts his experience during one of Taiwan's most powerful ever storms to hit the region. There were no reported casualties despite wind gusts of up to 370 kilometres per hour. The… Read more Audio

An RNZ investigation has found migrant workers have been scammed thousands of dollars under the gaze of Immigration New Zealand. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio