Morning Report

It's emerged New Zealand is spending millions setting up and running an embassy in Colombia - a country which is only a minor trading partner. The Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, says with a booming… Read more Audio

An animal behaviour expert is questioning why a popular zoo in the United States shot and killed a gorilla after a four-year-old boy fell into the enclosure. Cincinatti Zoo says it did everything… Read more Audio

A south Auckland marae that opened its doors to the homeless has not only been inundated by those desperate for a bed, but also social services who want help with their clients. Audio

Doctors say Pharmac's proposal to extend an anti-cancer vaccine to boys will save lives. The drug buying agency wants to offer boys the human papillomavirus vaccine, known as Gardasil, and say it is… Read more Audio

As we've heard over the last few days, the government is basically blaming the Auckland Council for the housing crisis, and says it will turn up the pressure this week with the release of a National… Read more Audio

The New Zealand law firm Cone Marshall has been involved with yet another case that's been revealed by the Panama Papers - this time its a disgraced prominent Brazilian politician. Audio

The search for a New Zealand woman who was attacked by a crocodile in Australia will continue today. Cindy Waldron, a 46-year-old photographer who was based in New South Wales, was snatched while… Read more Audio

Plain packaging for cigarettes is set to be unveiled today but one key coalition partner says the government is on the wrong track with its moves on tobacco control. Instead of increasing tax on… Read more Audio

Tens of thousands of beneficiaries have been severely underpaid, or overpaid, in a bureaucratic debacle stretching back more than 20 years, because of an automatic payment error at the Ministry of… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Wall Street closed for a public holiday ... as has been London, consequently markets have been quiet but positive in Asia yesterday and in Europe overnight. Audio

What started as a passion for a quality drink has turned into a new business venture. Chris Reid and his brother are big gin fans and while trying a few overseas in 2013, realised there wasn't a big… Read more Audio