Morning Report

A group of young Maori will be getting a peek into just what the future could hold for them when they head to Silicon Valley in San Francisco this weekend. The 26 Taranaki students will visit Google… Read more Audio

Morgan Foundation economist Geoff Simmons reviews a busy week of political fiddling while the Auckland housing market continues to burn. Audio

Forest and Bird welcomes the prosecution of a fisherman who killed 38 albatross but says the problem is bigger than a single incident. Audio

Addiction experts say they're not surprised police tasers and pepper spray had no affect on an offender high on methamphetamine. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

'Joyous', 'spectacular' 'really good' - some of the first reaction to the movie about Poi E. Our reporter Mohamed Hassan talked to some happy punters after the premiere. Audio

A national register for people with spinal injuries is being set up and doctors expect it to help patients recover more quickly Audio

Donald Trump is poised to announced his presidential running mate. Three names are being tipped. We talk to Josh Gerstein from Politico. Audio

The Government is being warned to prepare for an impending flood of refugees from the Pacific as low-lying atolls are swamped by sea-level rise over the coming decades. Chris Bramwell visited Kiribati… Read more Audio

The Taranaki Regional Council spent 85 thousand dollars unsuccessfully contesting Radio New Zealand's coverage of how it deals with oil industry waste. Our reporter Benedict Collins has been covering… Read more Audio

A teachers' union derides some accounting, economic and law courses at Manukau Institute of Technology as "fast food" degree papers. Audio

An old Kaitaia hotel has been renovated as an emergency shelter for homeless families in the Far North. He Korowai Trust has installed every service a whanau in trouble could need. Lois Williams… Read more Audio