Morning Report

A new poll shows more than eighty per cent of people want cannabis legalised or decriminalised for terminal pain relief. Audio

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John Key says despite the poll, he's not a personal fan of changing the cannabis law. He says if Parliament were to decriminalise cannabis use, that would appaear to condone increased drug use. Audio

A programme in Christchurch is aiming to help people avoid running up thousands in fines or heading to jail because they have sat on their restricted or learners licences for years and end up… Read more Audio

Anti-1080 activists in Taranaki are vowing to take direct action to halt a massive drop of the pest control poison in Egmont National Park. Our Taranaki reporter Robin Martin was at a crowded meeting… Read more Audio

A new report on the Wellington airport extension has found there won't be enough passengers to make the proposed international routes commercially viable. Audio

Principal groups join the chorus of opposition towards the Government's proposed changes to schools funding. Audio

Auckland Future's bid to to take control of the Auckland Council gets off to a wobbly start. Our Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall went along to the party's campaign launch. Audio

Usain Bolt takes to the track in Rio this afternoon. The Jamaican runner is chasing his third consecutive gold medal in the men's 100 metres. Our reporter Barry Guy has all the latest. Audio

Two people are critically ill and a death is being linked to a gastroenteritis outbreak in Havelock North due to the water-borne bacteria campylobacter contaminating the town's water supply. Nick… Read more Audio

A new poll of 1000 people has found two thirds of New Zealanders want cannabis legalised for personal use or at least for criminal penalties to be removed. We talk to the executive director of the… Read more Audio

The latest from the team at RNZ sport. Audio