Morning Report

Strong wind and rain has battered the lower half of the country overnight with little relief in sight until at least lunchtime. Audio

The Police Minister Judith Collins says New Zealand will consider a public register of foreign owners of property and trusts. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Three years ago primary schools across Christchurch underwent one of the most radical shake-ups ever seen in New Zealand. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

New Zealand makes an international commitment to consider a public register of who really owns and benefits from NZ companies. We ask Bill English why he's all but ruled out tax cuts and the cloud… Read more Audio

Retailers in Central Dunedin are launching a new business group tonight to push for more attention and spending on the city's main shopping strip. Audio

Addiction experts have told MPs a planned law change allowing drug addicts and alcoholics to be detained for up to eight weeks for treatment will not work without more funding. Audio

The Ministry of Immigration in Papua New Guinea says all asylum seekers detained on Manus Island are now free to come and go from the processing centre. Audio

It now seems certain Australia will pull the plug on the trans-Tasman netball competition in its current form. Audio

World leaders are arriving in the UK for tomorrow's anti-corruption summit, just days after Prime Minister David Cameron labelling Afghanistan and Nigeria 'fantastically corrupt.' Audio