Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A leading demographer says the Government needs to announce a budget that reflects the changes in where the population of New Zealand lives. Audio

A business lobby group says an active state house building programme may need to be kickstarted in Auckland. Audio

Our reporter Peter Newport was in Roxburgh when the trapped families were rescued - he's with us. Audio

It took a massive emergency services operation to rescue 38 people stuck in four wheel drives from the Otago High Country last night. ip. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

New data from Otago University shows it's been another bad year for HIV diagnoses. Audio

President Barack Obama has used his first visit to Vietnam to end America's ban on selling weapons to its one time enemy. Audio

Manufacturers say the best way to prevent a massive skills shortage is by making science and maths mandatory subjects all the way through school. Audio

The lawyer for the convicted murderer and child sex offender Phillip John Smith wants the police commissioner to give evidence about 23 police press releases which he says were an abuse of process. Audio

Four people have died on Mount Everest in the last four days and rescue efforts are ongoing for two other missing climbers. Audio

A support group says a woman with eight children living in emergency housing is facing a debt to Work and Income of 100-thousand dollars which she will never repay. Audio