Morning Report

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The possible merger of the two largest media companies in New Zealand has provoked alarm among some in the industry. Audio

Brazil's impeachment debate is back on, with Senators currently deciding on the fate of president Dilma Rousseff Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Yet another dog attack - this time a nine month old baby girl is taken to Dunedin hospital with serious injuries. The Coroner releases his report into four suicides by teenage girls in the Hastings… Read more Audio

A farmer and shearer who didn't have his first novel published until he was 56 has won the 50-thousand dollar prize for fiction at the revamped New Zealand Book Awards. Audio

New Zealand is being urged to play a bigger role in stopping the detention of child refugees in the Asia Pacific region. Audio

The kidnapped son of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been rescued, three years after his disappearance. Audio

The NCEA's literacy and numeracy benchmarks are under scrutiny after research showed some teens were getting the qualification even though they were not functionally literate or numerate. Audio

With Donald Trump the only candidate left standing for the Republicans, all eyes are today on Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in West Virginia. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio