Morning Report

The countdown is on in Wanaka for the launch of Nasa's second super pressure balloon and its cosmos-probing payload. Audio

The trans-Tasman netball competition starts tonight. Audio

This Saturday marks 100 years since armed police stormed the prophet Rua Kenana's settlement in the heart of the Ureweras, killing Rua's son and uncle. Audio

A new and hopeful chapter in Myanmar's turbulent history begins today , with the country's first non-military government in 54 years taking office. Audio

About 150-thousand workers will get a 50 cent-an-hour boost from today with the minimum wage being pushed up to 15-dollars and 25 cents Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Hawke's Bay lines company Unison is defending its revenue stream against emerging solar generation technology. Audio

A security analyst says it would have taken a high level of threat to trigger the Security Intelligence Service to spy on New Zealanders without first obtaining a warrant last year. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key thinks if Donald Trump became president he would do a u-turn and "miraculously" find a way to back TPP. Audio

Experts say up to two million New Zealanders may be getting underpaid by their employers in the holiday pay botch up. Audio

Back to our earlier story about funding from Lotto grants. Sports and arts groups have been told to expect much less cash this year. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio