Morning Report

The Paralympics get under way in Rio today. New Zealand paralympians will be competing in six sports and hope to win 18 medals. We talk to the chef de mission, Ben Lucas. Audio

E-gaming has exploded into a sport that's just hit a billion dollars in revenues - and that's fuelling an equally explosive threat from match fixing and illegal sports betting. Audio

G20 leaders agree to tackle the problem of global oversupply of steel. Fingers are pointed at China. Research analyst Lukas Brun says nothing's likely to be resolved quickly. Audio

Samoa's Ombudsman has announced there will be a national enquiry into violence in Samoa. Audio

At-risk, vulnerable migrant workers are the subject of charity group Caritas' latest report looking migrant experiences in New Zealand. Some have reported being too fearful of losing their jobs to… Read more Audio

New South Wales police and Australian rugby league officials are investigation allegations of match-fixing in the NRL Audio

Opposition MPs roamed Parliament with grins from ear to ear yesterday after a government blunder allowed them to tack their housing policies on to a government bill. Our Political reporter Benedict… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The woman at the centre of the defamation case against the former Conservative Party Colin Craig will be the next person to give evidence at the High Court in Auckland. Audio

The Qualifications Authority has been accused of moving too slowly in its investigation of courses offered to Indian and Filipino students by Auckland tertiary institution IANZ. Our education… Read more Audio

Sexual assault victims advocate Louise Nicholas remains unconvinced the report which cleared the Chief's players of any abuse of a stripper was truly independent. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio