Morning Report

Relatives of the two year old shot in Mangere talk about their grief. A steel trader with extensive experience in the Chinese steel industry says the Transport Minister Simon Bridges is reckless to… Read more Audio

People in Nauru putting their hands up for election in July say they are losing hope due to the exhorbitant application fee. Audio

Wellington's Mayor Celia Wade-Brown concedes the council needs to learn from the mistakes of the Island Bay cycle lane. Audio

A long-running court case over quarrying on Dunedin's landmark Saddle Hill shows no signs of concluding. Audio

Will Sonny Bill Williams be able to breathe life back into Auckland rugby? Audio

An Auckland surgeon is fighting for access to a new, targetted treatment for women with early, low-risk breast cancer. Audio

Over 300 families in Queenstown earning between 60-thousand and 110-thousand dollars have registered with a local Housing Trust in the hope of buying a home. Audio

For the last three years, Jane Newman has been monitoring, feeding and trapping cats in Christchurch's abandoned redzone, and she says the information she's collected should be used in any future… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Iraq's Prime Minister says concern for the fate of civilians in Falluja is slowing an army offensive to retake the town from the so-called Islamic State. Audio

The contractors who imported 16-hundred tonnes of substandard steel for new highway bridges were warned the deal was too good to be true. Audio

Labour's housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford, has heard some of the details ahead of the unveiling of the National Polict Statement at 11:15 this morning. Audio