Morning Report

Rowing New Zealand will today again try to hammer out a deal which will see Dick Tonks continuing to work with Olympic men's single scull champion Mahe Drysdale. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Will Helen Clark go for the top job at the UN? Why has Dick Tonks walked away from NZ Rowing? What went wrong at a failed Northland charter school? Audio

A unique study to examine the effects of kava on driving ability, is being commissioned by New Zealand's Health Research Council. Audio

It's billed as the most wonderful time of the year but Christmas is also one of the most stressful times for families, those along or struggling with problems. Audio

Farmers struggling with drought in parts of the South Island are selling tens of thousands of animals to the North Island, with the help of a new farmer shareholder stock exchange. Audio

As we reported earlier the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has been approved to conduct marriages in New Zealand. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The defence will begin its closing address today at the trial of Taranaki farmer David Roigard who is accused of killing his son, Aaron, in June 2014. Audio

Conservationists are up in arms at the prospect of a road linking West Coast and Nelson through the Kahurangi National Park. Audio

Immigration officials who denied a French woman's request to stay in the country with her tetraplegic partner have had a change of heart. Audio

A Fiji lawyer's allegations of torture by security forces have now embroiled the country's parliament. Audio