Morning Report

A high court murder trial in Christchurch has heard the man accused of gunning down two Ashburton Work and Income workers, had multiple run-ins with staff before the shooting. Audio

Back now to the closing of the Dick Smith chain Audio

Three people were killed in the small Taranaki town of Patea yesterday when their car was hit by a milk tanker. Audio

A cyber security expert says New Zealand needs stricter regulations to stop the kind of hoax calls that have been made to 33 schools in the past two days. Audio

Fiji's government estimates the damage caused by Cyclone Winston will cost close to 700 million dollars to fix. Audio

Trauma turned to elation in Gisborne last night, when a young girl feared drowned turned up alive and well. Audio

Hundreds of people will be out of work when Dick Smith closes its doors in eight weeks, after receivers failed to find a buyer for the company. Audio

The biggest GP service for refugees in the Hutt Valley is going to turn away the 30 Syrians who arrive today, saying lack of government funding makes it unsafe to treat them. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Wall Street is fairly flat after data pointed to a recovery in its sluggish manufacturing sector. Audio

The Institute of Directors is in support of tightening up the reporting requirements for New Zealand's public-listed companies. Audio

Meanwhile, the head of research at broking house Forsyth Barr, Andy Bowley, says Air New Zealand is probably being conservative in its forecast of pre-tax earnings of more than 800-million dollars in… Read more Audio