Morning Report

With Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully away in Fiji, the Government sent Minister Steven Joyce out to bat for it on its Saudi sheep deal during Parliamentary question time yesterday. Audio

The Labour Party says Pacific Islanders whose homes disappear under rising sea levels should be able to make a new life in New Zealand. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A high speed and fatal train crash in Germany last week has been blamed on human error. Audio

Bayer Pharmaceuticals is defending its decision to pull a free anti-coagulent drug from fifteen hundred patients with blood problems. Audio

Australian refugee advocates have welcomed the Prime Minister John Key's repeated offer to take asylum seekers under this country's refugee intake. Audio

The Government's stepped in to Auckland's Unitary Plan debate, saying the 30 year development plan must be completed on time by October. Audio

The Salvation Army says some government departments are so focused on meeting targets they have become willfully ignorant about the effect of policies. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Event Fun Limited is under investigation again after one of its inflatable slides collapsed at a gourmet food event in Hamilton. Audio

The Health Minister is dismissing claims that doctors and nurses will bear the brunt of belt-tightening by District Health Boards. Audio

Research being done in Christchurch schools shows 200 children aged from five to seven are suffering post traumatic stress disorder linked to the earthquakes. Audio