Morning Report

Paula Bennett named Whanganui as one of the places with vacant state houses that Aucklanders could shift in to. Sian McGibbon of the Whanganui Housing Trust says when she asked to use three of those… Read more Audio

The Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett denies blindsiding Bill English over a policy to give state housing tenants and homeless in Auckland up to five-thousand dollars to move to the regions. Audio

The Finance Minister Bill English will present his eighth Budget, mapping out the Government's economic direction for the year, this afternoon. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

More time might be given for landowners in Auckland to build on Special Housing Areas. Audio

Wairoa iwi say yesterday's initialling of their deed of settlement with the Crown is a powerful milestone in addressing the terrible injustices they suffered. Audio

Families living in cars and young men living under bridges. Those are some of the people Te Puea marae has helped in just the first few days of opening its doors to the homeless. Audio

A critical report from the State Department's Inspector General is set to reignite the debate over Hillary Clinton's handling of emails while she was Secretary of State. Audio

A battle has developed in Southland where Fish and Game is trying to move a planned cycle trail away from a famous trout fishing river. Audio

Helen Clark's leadership style at the United Nations Development Programme, has been criticised harshly as the battle for the UN's top job heats up. Audio

People living in state houses in one of Auckland's poorest suburbs say a cash injection of five thousand dollars to pack up and move to the regions is no incentive without job prospects attached to… Read more Audio

RNZ will have extensive Budget coverage today - and our team will be led by our political editor Jane Patterson and our economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara - they're both with us. Audio