Morning Report

Urgent action being called for as the number of amputations due to diabetes rises. We ask the chief executive of Diabetes New Zealand, Steve Crew, what needs to be done. Audio

New Zealand awaits an international ruling on a dispute between China and the Philippines over part of the South China Sea - China insists New Zealand's trade routes won't be affected. Audio

The head of the agency charged with running Whanau Ora in the North Island, John Tamihere, says tribal Maori owe urban Maori a slice of the pie and if they don't loosen the purse strings they'll end… Read more Audio

Court hears how a woman wept as she described seeing her cousin hold up his hands, telling his killer "that's enough" shortly before he collapsed on a Grey Lynn road. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A bunch of retirees from Northland who've never taken illegal drugs in their lives have started a petition to legalise medical maruijuana. We talk to Beverley Aldridge who is the president of Otamatea… Read more Audio

The Transport Agency cites commercial reasons for refusing to explain what went wrong with failed steel at four bridges on the Huntly Bypass. Audio

The Finance Minister Bill English says the decision not to take a dividend from Housing NZ, announced by Steven Joyce on twitter on Sunday is in fact not yet a done deal. Audio

John Key says the decision not to take a dividend from Housing New Zealand is not a u-turn. He says the change is because of reduced revenues at the state house provider rather than any political… Read more Audio

The Ministry of Education responds to new research showing children at low decile schools are two years behind those at high decile schools. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Ashburton's mayor, Angus McKay, tells Phillippa Tolley why his council has cancelled the sale of a piece of land to bottled water company NZ Pure Blue, which came with the right to extract water from… Read more Audio