Morning Report

Complaints of groping by male prison guards during routine pat-downs. This has prompted a prison lobby group to renew calls for a complete ban on strip searches, or at the very least the ability for… Read more Audio

America's National Transportation Safety Board will begin investigating the weekend's hot air balloon crash over Texas, which killed all 16 people on board. It comes two years after NTSB urged better… Read more Audio

The Invercargill mayor is worried a government bill set to shake up council structures will have massive implications for Southland. We talk to Tim Shadbolt. Audio

An architect backs a report which suggests 85 percent of new homes will cost more than 800-thousand dollars. David Gibbs says the modelling is realistic in the current housing climate. Audio

"I'd rather be known as Chris Foot, truck driver, rather than a hero." But today Mr Foote's being publicly commended for his bravery in trying to to save his neighbour's two children from their father… Read more Audio

Bravery award winning medics talk about the harrowing conditions in the wreckage of the CTV building following the 2011 Canterbury quake. Audio

New Zealanders top the list of people held in immigration detention in Australia. Greg Barns from the Australian Lawyers' Alliance, told Guyon Espiner the 199 currently in detention are being… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update from the markets. Audio

Markets are bracing for a possible cut in Australia's official cash rate tomorrow after news that inflation is running at its slowest pace in 17 years. Audio

World oil prices are set to remain in the doldrums for some time to come, and may even have a further significant drop, according to the head of New Zealand Oil and Gas. Audio

Fonterra is expected to reconfirm its preliminary milk payout forecast for the just-started dairy season this morning but there are no signs of an improvement any time soon. Audio