Morning Report

The chair of an independent panel drafting Auckland's development blueprint says it won't be influenced by government comments on the need to create more housing land. Audio

An advocate for the homeless says the problem of homelessness is not just a big city problem but is spreading to the regions. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Prisons are looking to target high-risk violent offenders who deny their crime and resist rehabilitation, in one of several responses to the Tony Robertson rape-murder inquiry. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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Nasa is once again getting ready to launch its super balloon from Wanaka Airport. Audio

It's been ten years since sign became an official language but those in the deaf community say more needs to be done. Audio

He might be Australia's Sonny BIll Willams a code hopping sports start who next move has stunned his many fans. Audio

As the number of confirmed measles cases in the Waikato continies to grow all schools in the region are being advised to start looking at students' vaccination records. Audio

Just how well equipped New Zealand teenagers are to live an increasingly connected world is going to be tested alongside how good they are at reading, maths and science. Audio