Morning Report

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Rio Paralympics coming to a close as New Zealand team already meets its medal target - and wins a few international fans as well. Audio

First time Paralympian Liam Malone has won gold again - and has broken an Oscar Pistorius record. Audio

A UN aid convoy is still waiting to be allowed to cross into Syria to take humanitarian supplies to tens of thousands of civilians in Allepo. The UN is frustrated. Audio

Donald Trump sets out his vision for economic growth in the US. Audio

Finance Minister Bill English says economic growth will only translate into small gains for household income. Audio

Auckland mayoral candidate Vic Crone says transport changes 'way too slow'. She's keen on public-private partnerships. Her competitor, Phil Goff, says asset sales wouldn't make up the shortfall. Audio

The business lobby group, Employers and Manufacturers Association, says Auckland might need to sell some assets to fund transport shortfall and to consider a congestion charge. Audio

More than two thousand-100 New Zealand soldiers who died in the Battle of the Somme have today been remembered. Audio

Politicians across the divide are now pledging to do all they can to bring home the bodies of the New Zealand soldiers killed in action in Malaysia, more than 50 years on from conflict. That's despite… Read more Audio

A human trafficking scam that's carried on undetected for years is said to be using Facebook to lure migrants into jobs paying under 10 dollars an hour on New Zealand orchards. A union organiser… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio