Morning Report

Top sports lawyer warns world sporting bodies are likely to face massive damages claims over bans on Russian Olympic athletes. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The greatest sporting show on earth or a five-ring circus? Our Sports editor Stephen Hewson looks at the outlook for the Rio Olympics. Audio

Treaty of Waitangi principles and cultural impact assessments for Maori sites of significance have been removed from the Auckland Unitary Plan. Mihingarangi Forbes reports on how mana whenua fare in… Read more Audio

The star of the hit New Zealand film, Boy, James Rolleston, is awake in hospital and surrounded by his whanau, after a serious car crash in Opotiki. Audio

Alyssa Ketterer of Women's empowerment organisation Live Your Dream dot org discusses the significance of Hilary Clinton's nomination as the first female presidential candidate for a major political… Read more Audio

We talk to a couple of Aucklanders about the city's Unitary Plan to see whether they support it and what parts of it they could do without. Audio

An update from the RNZ Sports team. Audio

Our Los Angeles correspondent Patrice Howard details the challenges facing California fire fighters battling wildfires that have now claimed a life. Audio

Three intellectually disabled men are suing the Government over the way they were treated while they were in state care. Max Towle reports on the High Court case. Audio

Under Auckland's proposed Unitary Plan, the city will need to build another 422 thousand homes between now and 2040. Is this even possible when just 10 thousand homes will be built this year? We talk… Read more Audio

British child abuse prevention campaigner Peter Saunders tells Morning Report Australia's top Catholic cleric should be stood down from his top level role at the Vatican while fresh abuse claims… Read more Audio