Morning Report

The head of Hamilton's first charter school, Cath Rau, says language, culture, identity make a difference for Maori students. Audio

Lung cancer patients say they need to be next in line for potentially life-saving but expensive new drugs. Audio

Cyber attacks, on businesses and individuals, are on the rise. The GCSB says it's detecting 900 different attacks every month. Audio

An Ashburton dairy farmer joins us to discuss the logistics of stealing 500 dairy cows from a local farm. Police are still investigating reports of the theft but are no closer to determining what… Read more Audio

Five big power companies have been told by the Commerce Commission their contracts with customers are unfair. Five were giving themselves the right to hike prices without telling anyone. Audio

The world's most profitable company Apple has been ordered to pay 20 billion New Zealand dollars in unpaid taxes to Ireland. Audio

Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule hopes the boil-water notice in Havelock North will be lifted tomorrow. Audio

About 400 people were given their first chance last night to question local council and health officials about the gastric bug that left more than a third of the town's residents sick. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Commerce Commission has reprimanded nine power companies for contracts which favour the companies and not customers. Audio

A new report by the Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment says many fossil fuel power plants around the country will be closed if the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter shuts down. Audio